(Fifth part)
Memory verse (1Sam30:8): “ So David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all ”
Life is warfare not welfare. Life will never give you something because you deserve it but because you demand for it. Jesus said that since the days of John the Baptist, the kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent take it by force, (Matt11: 12). Life is for men and women who are violent in the spirit, who are not ready to yes to all what Satan throws at them. The Bible teaches that we have warfare and we have also weapons of this warfare! (Ephe6: 12), (2cor10: 3-6). The question is not whether you are in warfare or not, all believers are warriors. The question is are you fighting or quitting? There is no neutral ground in this kingdom life. You either fight or you become a captive. You are either a victim or a victor. The enemy of our souls is very violent and diplomacy doesn’t work in this warfare. There is not supposed to be any ceasefire but continuous fire. There are no peace talks. Those who engage in peace talks with Satan discover later that what they had was not talks but jokes. God is telling you soldier of Christ, put on God’s Armour, rise up and declare war on the devil’s war and fight.
We have to attack the enemy’s camp, destroy it and rescue all that Satan had stolen from us. It’s not enough to keep preaching about what Satan is doing in the world. It’s not enough to go telling everyone what Satan has done to your children, wife and husband. It’s time for war. Pursue the enemy until you recover all he had stolen from you. We have to behave as obedient children as we relate to our heavenly Father, as sheep as we follow our shepherd Jesus Christ, gentle as doves as we relate to our brethren, but as violent as lions as we fight the devil. The scripture teaches that we should submit to God but not to the devil. When the devil comes we don’t submit to him, but we resist him. We stand our ground in faith and don’t give him even a foothold. The scripture teaches that we should not give him any place. We are fighting principalities, powers of darkness, sin, temptations, traditions of this world, wicked thoughts and everything that exalt itself against the knowledge of God (Jam4: 7-8), (Eph6: 12), (2Cor10: 3-6). The Lord is with you. The Spirit of God is in you. Greater is he that is in you than the devil in this world. Stand on your ground and take back all what the enemy had stolen from you.
Tomorrow’s subject: “ Use what the enemy has thrown away ”
