On the battle field our weapon of defense is the Shield of Faith to extinguish every fiery arrow of the enemy. Many times as we are going through this journey, we see so many difficult situations arise at one time. We get so bogged down by life and these situations and the first thing we naturally want to do is shut down because of the frustration and pain. This is the time for you to cry out against our situations to tell them just how great our God is!!! See once again the Devil uses scare tactics to freeze the believer in their tracks so they will not make any progress in the battle of spreading the good news and living with a Joy that brings our God glory. We see this in 1 Samuel 17 with Goliath, who stood there and had the army of Israel paralyzed for 40 days. When David arrived at the battle and heard this man he had the courage to rise up against him. Even after David's oldest brother rebukes him for pride and Saul tells him he is too small and inexperienced in war, David chose to believe the God that rescued him from the lion and the bear. David knew that this man would not fall by the sword but by the hands of his Almighty God and the world would know that there was a God in Israel. The enemy will use those closest to you to tell you what you can not do and place an unmovable obstacle in front of you just to keep you paralyzed, but God allows this so that His servant that is available to Him, will show the world His glory by allowing God to fight the battle through him. Today speak FAITH into every situation, trial, and thought that has keep you paralyzed from moving forward in showing the world the glory of our God. The enemy of our God has no authority over you and by Faith in the completed work of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ you have been set free!!! Keep your eyes focused on Jesus Christ, let Faith extinguish the distractions, and fight the good fight!!! Be Encouraged!!! Have a wonderful life of fighting the good fight on purpose!!!!!
2 Corinthians 10
Paul’s Defense of His Ministry
1 By the humility and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away! 2 I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. 3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
Ephesians 6
The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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