The Battle

If you are a true believer, covered by the blood of Jesus and His righteousness, you know that you are in a battle for your soul and the souls of your brethren.  In a battle there are always enemies that are trying to destroy you and whoever you are fighting with and you may lose the war.  In a spiritual battle you may experience defeat in some areas of your life but you never have to lose the war.  If you are a true born-again believer you have the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead living in you because your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit!!  The reason I say that we may experience some defeat in our lives is not because we haven’t the power to overcome; the problem is we war in the flesh at times instead of fighting with our spiritual weapons.

Read 2 Corinthians 10:3-6, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.”

Paul is speaking to the Corinthian church, to some people that needed correction and like always he was doing it in love.  What are our spiritual weapons anyway?  First we have God, our heavenly Father who is for us and who loves us; we also have Jesus, God’s only begotten Son, who is for us and loves us and He is interceding for us; we also have the Holy Spirit who dwells within us fighting for us; then there are our guardian angels who are there with us; and besides all this we can pray and ask our heavenly Father to hear our petition; and then there is the Word of God that we can count on and we can also stand on the promises of God in His Word.  Also there are many other true believers that can hold us up in prayer.

We also need to put on the whole armor of God, read Ephesians 6:10-18, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.”

With all this help we can overcome in the battles we face, for there is no power greater than what we have.  So we need to be walking in the Spirit each day, fighting the battle of faith.  

Read what Paul said to Timothy, in 1 Timothy 6:12-16, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; that thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”  

And now I want to pray the same prayer that Paul prayed for you in Philippians 1:9-11, “And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; that ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.”

I hope this has been an encouragement to you and may you have a super day and may the good Lord bless you and yours!! PS don’t forget to praise and thank the Lord!!