– 1 Kings 20:11
Win the War!
The devil is a bully! He isn't even a very good bully, but he does his best to start battles and to take our focus off of the fact that we've already won the war. Our battle has already been fought. Jesus came down off that cross and marched right down the center aisle of Hell's main street and punched the devil in the nose and then He snatched the keys of death out of his ugly, little, gnarled hand. He then turned around, walked calmly and confidently back to the tomb, took a short nap, and then burst forth from the tomb in permanent, unwavering, complete and unchallengeable Victory!
So why is it that we let the enemy goad us into doubting and fear? I think that for most of us, we tend to look at the immediate threat in front of us – and really – who can blame us? I mean, the enemy uses every trick in his book of confusion, deception, and distraction (the CDD), to keep us focused on the temporary things of "life" and if he can divert our attention long enough, we'll forget the fact that we already have the Victory.
The enemy uses things like sickness, and finances, and relationships, to cause us to worry, and stress out, and freak out, and well . . . to pay more attention to him than to our Savior, Jesus Christ. OK, so let's be realistic . . . cancer is very real, and death is VERY real, and losing a job is SO real, and being stabbed in the back, or gossiped about, or being lied to, or cheated, are all very, very real things that we face every day. We can't avoid them, and there's nothing we can do to stop them, and when we are in the middle of experiencing them, if we're not careful, they will consume every ounce of energy we have. This makes the enemy VERY happy (if evil can ever BE happy).
We have to learn, no matter what very real attack it is that we're under, if we will STAY focussed on Jesus, if we will STAY in the Word, and grow our love relationship with Him, HE WILL SEE US THROUGH! He will give us the strength we need, and HE WILL PROVIDE A WAY for us to get through our circumstances. we have to have the faith that HE WILL, and that faith has to be unwavering and unyielding, no matter what we can physically see in front of us.
Our faith in Christ has to be so strong that we can confidently say, JESUS WILL . . . "But If Not" . . . I STILL have the Victory because my future is decided and I will be with my Lord. When all is said and done . . . when the battlefield has been cleared and the casualties counted, when the final trumpet has been sounded, I will stand in Victory with my Lord because the Battle is His, and He already won the war.
Prayer
Father, this life is filled with so many hard things. Help us to stay focussed on the Victory that we have in You. Thank You for already fighting the battle and winning the war. Thank You for defeating the devil and for giving us eternal Peace with You. Thank You for Loving us so much.
Have a Blessed day everyone!
– Richard
No comments:
Post a Comment