The Weapons of Our Warfare
2Cor 10:3-6
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. (AKJV)
Since we have weapons to overcome the enemy, why aren't we? These are good truths that should be taught extensively in church, but if the people in church don't know how use their weapons, then preaching alone isn't getting it done. Part of the training and equiping of the saints is breaking down the message into workshops, and teaching them with hands-on experience. A great message can be preached, but experiential knowledge will bear more fruit. How much fruit do you think preaching alone will get ya? Not much, look around.
Break the church up into groups, the men can teach the men and boys, and the women can teach the women and girls. They should be taught how to pull down strong holds in their lives and how to cast evil spirits out of themselves. Walk them through it and let them be held accountable to each other. Do this till you see victory in their character and in their walk. Don't do it for just a certain number of meetings. If need be, do it till Jesus gets back. People can meet two or three days a week and they should visit each other and check up on each others progress.
If you think preaching the Word is enough, look at the number of churches and beliefs in this country alone, in your city alone. The body of Christ doesn't know unity and it needs unity to be a body. We are suppose to be walking in power and authority and there is little to no power and authority in the body of Christ.
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God bless
We Must Pray For Our Leaders
Acts 23:5 And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ESV
I opened up my Bible to read, to learn and to be cleansed. Not knowing what to read, I remembered a brother speaking on something from Acts 23 the other night. So, I chose to read that chapter and let the Lord teach me what He will.
To begin with, let inform you that what Paul said, he quoted from Exodus 22:28 which says,
“You shall not revile gods, nor curse a ruler of your people. ESV
The KJV says gods, but the ESV, my latest version of choice, says God. The word used is Elohim H430 means God and gods, it also means judges, angels and occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates and sometimes as a superlative. I believe it is in reference to a human and not a god, whether false or True.
So, my reason for writing is the revelation God gave me in reading that verse. It says, "You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people."I realized how popular making fun of Obama is and thanks be to God, I now know, that this is not part of His plan for me or you.We're told to pray for our leaders in1 Timothy 2:1-4
1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,
2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. ESV
How many people in the church do you think pray for Obama or others in gov or govs of other countries, not many I'm sure. This is the reason our country and world are in such a bad state. Lack of prayer gives the enemy ground to do what he wants and so he has. We grumble and complain, because we don't always get what we want and we're told to do more than we desire . We are told not to grumble and complain, this is a command from God, yet we do it anyway. For this reason, we deserve what we get.
Phil 2:14 Do all things without grumbling or questioning, ESV
Starting now, today, we must stop complaining about what we've been told to do by God. We must lift up all gov officials in prayer to our God. We are to pray as told, not to use vain repetitions, but letting the Holy Spirit lead us. We know not what to pray, but God does and He will tell us if we ask. We must sit quietly and listen, ask nothing and offer nothing, just let Him tell you what to pray.
I believe this is what God wants. This will bring unity to the body of Christ. In unity there is power. When we start walking in power, through us, God will make things happen.
I'm ready for this, how about you?
Please share you thoughts. I welcome all comments, whether encouraging or critical.
God bless.
Be Still
Living life day by day is hard enough. Trying to obey the Word of God makes it that much more difficult. I read the Word and it's difficult to understand, but when He gives me understanding, then it becomes exciting. His Word comes alive and He opens my eyes to the deeper meanings of what's written in His Word. I believe this is what the following verse means.
Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Father, wants us to sit and listen. He wants a relationship with us. He wants us to love Him and adore Him; just by sitting and waiting on Him. He wants this more than anything.
Here's an incredible example. When Jesus healed someone, He didn't say; “Father, if it be Thy will, would you heal this person?” He spoke and it was so. He walked in the Power and Authority of the Holy Spirit. He had an incredible relationship with God. Often, He prayed through the night. Do you see? This is what He wants from us.
God bless
Can I Pray For You?
I was thinking about this girl I work with, she came to work the other day and looked really sad and alone. I asked her if she was ok and she said no, so I asked if I could pray for her and she said it wouldn't help.
Well, there was nothing more I could've done,so I let it go. She'd already decided that prayer wouldn't help. I guess if you don't know God or only know Him in a small measure, you don't know or understand how great He is or what He can and will do.
I hope I'll offer to pray for her again and I hope this time she'll let me, cause I know God would love to have her as His.
See, I sometimes have a problem doing what our Father says. Like when I get an understanding from the Holy Spirit to pray for someone, I'll immediately freeze up, I get scared. Sometimes I overcome fear and sometimes I don't. So, sometimes I do what my Father tells me to and sometimes I don't. This is not acceptable.
2 Tim 1:7 says, " For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. So, when I'm told to do something by our Father, I need to recognize who my Father is, by not allowing the spirit of fear to quench the Holy Spirit in me. I know what I'm supposed to do, but I still mess up.
As it says in Isaiah 55:8-9, His ways are not our ways and His ways are higher than our ways. I'm thankful for this, because every time I mess up, I can count on my Father. He's in control and knows what needs to be done and how much testing it'll take for me to overcome this present evil in my face.
So, all I can do is trust our Father, so when He wants me to pray for someone, I will. I'll simply rebuke the enemy and walk in the doonamis,and exooseah, power and authority, He's given me and speak to the mountain of fear and cast it into the sea, Matt 21:21. Amen.
God bless
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