1 John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith.
As Christians we all realise we are in a spiritual battle and the soldiers who win in a battle are the ones trained and taught to obey their commander. Our Commander in Chief is Jesus and we are His to command on this earth. The psalmist David said 'He trains my hands for war'. Well Jesus trained His disciples and He also trains us for war against our enemy the devil. So long as we remember Jesus has already defeated the devil for us, we can learn to enforce His victory over every attack of the enemy. If we sit around, lazy and complacent thinking God will do it all for us, we shall be easy targets to take pot shots at and get shot down.
We have been given the weapons of our warfare so we need to use them. Do you ever think why is this happening to me or my family? A better question would be 'Lord how do I counter this attack of the enemy?' Jesus told us we would suffer tribulation in this world but He told us to be brave and remember we overcome the world by our faith because He's won the victory for us already.
The power of God is released in our lives when somebody believes God and says what He says about any circumstance. It makes no difference what someone in the world says about something, whether it's a doctor, banker, lawyer, whoever, what matters is what YOU say about it. If you agree with what God says in His word then your word will be powerful to release God's power to counter the enemy's lies. But if we agree with the world's viewpoint, if it's contrary to God's word, then we've aligned ourselves with God's enemy!
Let's stand to attention today before our Commander in Chief and use the weapons of our warfare.
1.Ephesians 6 - The Armour of God. God gave us His armour because He knew we would need it. Don't forget to put it on!
2.The Name of Jesus to bring down everything that tries to exalt itself against what God has said, to bow to His mighty Name whether it's sickness, lies, betrayal and every other evil thing. (Philippians 2:10-11)
3. The power of the Holy Spirit, the greater One who lives in you. No matter how many are against us, when the Holy Spirit lives in us we are in the majority, we are the big one in the room because He is the Big One! (1 John 4:4)
4. The Blood of Jesus. They overcame them by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony (what you say about it!) (Revelation 12:11)
5. The Word of God. God gave us His Word to counter the devil when he whispers something in your ear. Let's use it and say like Jesus "It is written..." (Matthew 4:4,7,10) His Word makes our faith grow, strengthens us, give us wisdom for every occasion, to correct us, discipline us, empower us.
We have every reason to be Victors today and not victims but it requires us to play our part. It requires us to say what God says, and do what He tells us to do, and then we shall have what He says we can have. Amen.
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