Fight the Good Fight of Faith

Fight the Good Fight of Faith

[My Offline Bible] 1 Timothy 6
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12 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.

Are you going though some trials as a believer? It is normal. Yes, it is deadly and it isn't a joke and that's the more reason why you must learn the art of spiritual warfare.

The fight is a fight that needs your understanding. It is fought with knowledge. The word of God is the weapon of assault. Satan is the head of opposition. Your faith is the shield of your stronghold. We wrestle not against flesh and blood. The enemy is after your spiritual destiny of eternal life. It is a compulsory contention. You can't pretend it's not there. It is real.

But it is a fight of Faith. It is not a religious war. It is about your convictions. Satan uses lies to fight. You must know the truth and be convinced of it to fare well. Religious lies. Lies about Jesus Christ. Human wisdom. Satanic wisdom. Did God say?. That's #1 satanic assault weapon.

The truth of scriptures, rightly divided. showing what Christ has done, what He is doing, what tomorrow holds and what we should do about it daily. That's the fight.

It is fought by faith. It is fought with the knowledge of our victory in Christ. It is fought to preserve our place in the spiritual realm. It is fought by authority.

Fought by understanding our position in Christ. We are seated and enthroned with Christ in the heavenly places. We reign above sin, Satan and the worldly system. We speak God's word with the authority in the name of Jesus and we have right to be obeyed and our word complied with. Demons tremble at Jesus authority on our lips. We are people of authority. We have the right to the authority of Jesus name. We cast out demons in His name. We cast down every imagination and high thoughts that contend against the knowledge of Christ. We establish the will of God against all odds.

Satan will rant. He will rake. He will quack. He will quake. He will throw all sorts of tantrums. He will use human enemies. He will use friends. He will use the economy. He will use politics. He will use geography. He will use human authority. He will use whatever he can lay hold on. He will come like a flood. He will raise a storm. He will roar. He will use all sorts to scare, to intimidate, to embarrass. That's his tactics. But it's all lies! He knows his time is short!

He will use soft words. He will persuade. He will use what we love. Our desires. He will want us to turn stone to bread. He will use religious language to confuse us. He will open doors for us. He will create opportunities. He will open doors to trap. He will tell lying fairy tales. He will do lying wonders. He will offer the whole world and the glory thereof. He will want to lure you. He will act like an angel of light. He will pretend to be godly. It is part of the fight, don't fall for his wiles and lies. Put a knife to your neck if you are given to greed and appetite. He won't fight outside his turf. He want you on his turf with what you have always wanted, those things that make you look important to men. Don't fall for it, it's all lies!

But let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. 'It is written...'  will drive him away. Declare God's word by faith and cast him out. It is written on your lips will work like it worked on Jesus lips and Satan will give you a break!

If he comes with temptations to sin, let him know you are the righteousness of Christ and you don't live in sin. If he comes with sickness, don't forget the word of healing, by Christ's lashes you were healed. If he comes with lack, let him know you are a Kingdom seeker and a seeker of God's righteousness and so God meets your needs. If he comes with trouble let him know that Christ, your master is the Prince of peace who overcomes the tribulations of the world.

He can't scare you. He can't intimidate you. He can't harass you. Don't let him. The Holy Spirit is your war intelligence. He is the spy with the information strategic to winning the war.  We are never ignorant of the devices and maneuvers of the devil. Don't neglect the Holy Spirit.

Remember we are more than conquerors. You win.  But you must fight the fight. Fight as the scriptures says you should fight. You'll need to endure hardness. It'll harden you and you'll be strong enough to do exploits and win testimonies and trophies.

Don't be dismayed. Don't be afraid. There are more that are with us than they that are against us. We can do this. We are able to go take the mountains. If God be for us who can be against us. We can make God's will happen. We must make Christ's enemies His footstool. We have authority. We can lay hold on eternal life and make the world see God's nature in us. We can secure our divine destiny. We can!

Let's go! We can do this!

Good morning!