Life is like a battle field and each and every one of us have our battles. It's a warfare! As children of God, we are soldiers in the army of the Lord and all the challenges we go through are meant to make us strong.
2nd Timothy 2:3 says, "therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ." The good news is that if we pay attention to God who knows the ending from the Beginning, Himself being the Beginning and the Ending, we will know how the end will be. God is on our side, the game was rigged, we win. We are more than Conquerors. We are overcomers in Christ Jesus.
It doesn't matter what you are going through or how you got to the place where you are...whether you are at fault or not, there is a good news for you. God is a God of 2nd chance, 3rd chance etc.
"For the righteous man falls seven times and rises again" Proverbs 24:16.
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Ephesians 6 talks about the warfare we face in our lives and how to overcome them all.
Ephesians 6 from verse 10, tells us how..."Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth (which is the Word),
having put on the breastplate of righteousness (the Word),
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; (the Word);
above all, taking the shield of faith (the Word of)
, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation (the Word),
and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saint."
Remember, you are born of the Word and can only live by the Word. Let's take the Word of God seriously for it is our life and our life depends on it. God bless you.
"Be Strong in the Lord and in the power of His might"....Sounds new to me all over again. Yes, we are more than conquerors!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this reminder.
YEs!!!! I agree with Sola, it sounds new to me again. As I was reading, i got revelations that I had not seen before. It just dunned on me that the whole armor is THE WORD; which is very different from weapons. However, the armour is made up of weapons, i.e. faith,righteousness, etc. . . o Glory. . .kalaba, zigaahendeski la, rugazzzrikableza. . Halleluyah. . What a life!!!!! A winning life!!!!
ReplyDelete@my word ur word blogger, lookn @a portion of d previous comment(even if its probably a joke),cant help bt ask; whats ur say on voluntarily speaking in tongues? Ma understanding is dt it has ntn 2 do with practice or speakn with faith,cos its is another level of worship. Just want ur opinion
ReplyDelete@Ephraim, I am trying to understand your question, pls can you explain a lil'bit more? Thanks.
DeleteWhats your opinion on voluntarily speaking in tongue? Lyk i said, take a look at a part of the comment before mine. I believe speaking in tongues has no link with practice bcos it shud b spiritually inspired.
ReplyDeleteEphraim, it is to my understanding that Speaking in Tongues is a gift from the Holy Spirit. See Acts 2:4, "And they were filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
DeleteSpeaking in tongues is one of the signs that a person has received the Holy Ghost after being saved. The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 14, that we do not speak to man when we speak in tongues but to God directly for no man can understand us. So you are right.
Speaking in tongues cannot be learned, it comes from God..it is one language God gave a believer to communicate with Him directly.
Jesus told His disciples in Mark 16, 'these signs will follow them that believe, in my name they shall cast out devils, they shall speak with new tongues..."
So it is a gift from God. Hope this helps. Thanks for your comment. God bless you.
Yeah thanks.
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