Moses writes in Exodus that the Lord is a warrior.
David says in Psalms that it is God who trains him for war and makes him so strong that he can bend a bow of bronze.
"The warfare", says Paul" is Not carnal but mighty in the Holy Ghost to the pulling down of strongholds and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ."
Fight the good fight of faith.
After doing all to stand, stand and put on the entire armour of God.
None of these, and there is a ton more, tells me that we Christians are suppose to play possum. We are not suppose to roll over and let the devil play soccer with us. We were created for God's glory and NOT for the enemy's entertainment. We were endued with power to stand against the viles of our enemy not to be timid and cower under his attacks.
Time to get angry! Time to get like the guy in the book of judges that took a sword and defended a hill of beans from the Amorites. It is time that we say, enough is enough. It is time that we recognize the power that is in our hands and call those things which aren't as though they are.
When the enemy attack on one front, don't just defend. You will always dance to his tune if all you do is react to his actions. Start going on the offense. It goes something like this: When we first got married and started a church, Steve will disappear at night and the enemy would tell me that he is out having an affair. I was young, broken and unsure of myself. I would try to focus on other things, Bussy myself with the children or pray for my husband. But the next time he would disappear I would have to go through the same torture. Until one Saturday night he went out and did not come home until after midnight. I put the kids to bed at their regular bedtime and settle in to do my usual waiting routine, fretting and fighting anxiety...... this was before cell phones. This night I got mad at it. I started praying for the salvation and deliverance of every person on our block. I prayed for about an hour. Never prayed for my husband. Got in bed and went to sleep. The enemy only attacked a couple more times like that but every time I did not engaged in his fight, I prayed for the neighbors. I kept praying for the neighbors. Our direct neighbor got saved, after two years and brought her mother, sister, brother and best friend in along with their families. The enemy never used that attack on me again. The other neighbor were saved and delivered from drug addiction. We filled up a church because our neighborhood got saved. Now, we can get into a fight that is not ours and get ourselves killed like King Josiah but as long as we know and understand our jurisdiction lets take the fight to him.
Yes, we ll pray for our loved one who is suffering and sick. We will call on the healing in the name of Jesus Christ but we will also pray for salvation and deliverance for the sons and daughters of our families and friends. We will call upon the power in His name and His blood to deliver those in bondage and enslaved in addiction. We will pray for revival to come to the hearts of the spiritual leaders in our area. We will draw the sword of the Word and the Spirit. We will fight like those who know who the Captain of their salvation is.
I do not believe that poverty brings any glory to God. I do not belief that suffering and sickness and disorder comes from God. I do not believe that families divided and at enmity is from God. I do not believe that old people getting attacked and stabbed in their own back yard is from God. I do not believe that children being kidnapped, sold and abused is from God.
You can see where I am going with this.
We have the authority to speak to these situations.
We have the power of His name.
Don't you think it's time that we start using it?!!!
