OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-WEDNESDAY-17/02/2016-TIME
TO FIGHT II -BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
Memorise
Mortify therefore
your members which are upon the earth;
Fornication, uncleanness, inordinate effection, evil
concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5
Read
1st
Timothy 6:6-12
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it
is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let us be
therewith content.
9 But they that will be rich fall into
temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown
men in destruction and perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:
which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.
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.
KJV
MESSAGE
Anyone that has been in the in the Christian
race for some years would have discovered the militant nature of the average
Christian. Every true Christian is fully aware of the On-going conflicts around
us, physical, mental, and spiritual. We are confronted with contrary doctrines
in our daily lives, we face diverse kinds of temptations, we are bombarded with
many ungodly ideas and propositions; sometimes it could be vicious attacks from
unknown people or aggression from neighbours. In addition to all these, we are
constantly faced with attractive and seemingly profitable offers from the pit
of hell to lure us into all kinds of sins. The devil is prowling around the
world looking for Christians to destroy according to 1st Peter 5:8
“Be sober, be
vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about,
seeking whom he may devour.”
The survival of a child of God therefore
depends on his or her preparedness for battle and the ability to fight. We must
be ever-ready so that nothing will catch us unawares. We cannot afford to
slumber or sleep, we are meant to be spiritual watchmen and scouts, constantly
looking out for bands of approaching enemies that may try to take us by
surprise. This is why the above passage counsels us to be serious minded and
vigilant, carefully monitoring every move of the enemy around us, and to be
fully prepared to counter and completely neutralise his evil attacks. However,
one of the most dangerous places to be in a conflict situation is at the back.
Whenever you see somebody dropping back in a war situation, be sure that the
fellow will soon be hit very hard. King David learnt this lesson in a hard way.
I pray that you will never backslide into error and be caught in the snare of
the devil in Jesus’ name.
In Matthew 16:18, the Lord Jesus declared
that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the Church. These gates are
the access points that the enemy may use to penetrate our lives. To permanently
keep these gates shut, Colossians 3:5 counsels us to subdue the flesh and its
worldly desires through discipline, and put it under control. If we fail to
discipline ourselves, then it becomes easy for pride, sexual immorality,
inordinate ambition, covetousness, and other forms of indiscipline to creep
into our lives and give opportunity to the devil to butcher us. May the Lord
deliver you from every evil plan against your life in Jesus’ name. Finally, 1st
John 3:8b says;
“…For this
purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of
devil.”
This instruction to fight becomes easy to
carry out when we realise that Jesus Christ the Son of God came to this world
for the sole purpose of destroying the works of the devil. I decree that every
work of the devil in your life be destroyed now in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to stand. Don’t let me ever fall for the devil in
Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
Luke 6:17-7:50, Job 23:1-13
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