Fight your battles through faith in God’s goodness and wisdom!

6/21/2018

Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face. Psalm 5:8 NKJV

David’s prayer for guidance moves on from asking the Lord to hear his prayer. David asks God to lead him in righteousness before His enemies. David’s enemies are God’s enemies.

David was a warrior king tried and true. How about you?

David fought against the forces of evil who opposed God’s will. He fought against nations that opposed the people of God. Those battles continue today. We do not fight them in the flesh today. We fight them through faith in Jesus Christ!

Satan was David’s true enemy. He is the same enemy we face today. He is the ancient evil that opposes all God calls good. The devil and his followers wage spiritual warfare in the unseen realm. It affects us!

Why does Satan wage war against us? The devil unleashes his wrath against humans because he hates God. He cannot harm God so he attacks us. We are the weak link in the Lord’s family.

The devil attacks when he finds an undefended area. If you are a Christian man who fantasizes about other women that part of your life is undefended. If you are a Christian woman who fantasizes about other men that area of your life is undefended. You are in danger!

If our children become estranged and isolated from us they are vulnerable. If we do not teach them to choose their friends wisely they are undefended.

When we give in to the temptation of sin it brings division into our relationships with God and family. It leaves us isolated and vulnerable!

We must fight our battles against the forces of evil by taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. We must wage spiritual war by not being conformed to the peer pressure system we call the world.

We must renew our minds minute by minute hour by hour and day by day, how? By purposely changing the way we think!

Our thoughts drive our emotions and set the course of our lives. Just as we can control the words that come from our mouths we can choose the thoughts that take root in our hearts and minds!

God has armed you with every spiritual weapon you need to overcome the devil!

Fight your battles through faith in God’s goodness and wisdom. Obey the Word of God and you will prevail against the forces of darkness waging war against your soul!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Fight your battles through faith in God’s goodness and wisdom!

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