THE WARFARE OF THE RIGHTEOUS
1 Peter 2:11; Galatians 5:16,17; 1
Corinthians 9:27; Matthew 11:12; Luke 22:31-34,56,57,62
The righteous is always faced with a
battle, with warfare. As a Christian, the devil is battling for your soul. If
he can, he wants to take you away from the Kingdom. He wants to fulfill this
through seemingly small sin. No matter how strong you think you are, a little
sin can bring you down. The flesh fights against the spirit, and the spirit
against the flesh. Satan will be happy to have you overlook the battle for your
own soul and begin to fight against flesh and blood. But if you will be
victorious in the daily battle going on within your soul, you need to be
violent with self, bad habits or anything that can hinder you from getting into
the Kingdom.
Satan does
not like to fight ordinary skirmishes. He is always after significant people.
If your life is significant in the hands of the Lord, if you have a significant
role in the kingdom of God, if you have taken a stand for the Lord, Satan will
be after, not just your physical but most importantly, your spiritual
life. Jesus prayed for Simon Peter. Yet,
he fell when temptation came his way. Why? It was because Simon Peter belittled
the power, the intention and purpose of Satan. The righteous ought to watch
because eternal life is not something that is secured forever if you do not
watch and pray. The spirit is willing
but the flesh is weak.
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