A reminder for
today
Fight the good
fight of the faith [in the conflict with evil]; take hold of the eternal life
to which you were called, and [for which] you made the good confession [of
faith] in the presence of many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6:12)
It is a beautiful day here in South Africa. It was cloudy
with a promise of rain but now it is mostly clear skies and still that promise
of rain. I am following some amazing people on twitter and I love to read their
tweets and some of their blogs. One of these awesome people is SJ Thomason
(@Lead1225) and I encourage you to take a look at her site https://christian-apologist.com/
you will find some amazing stuff that will boost your faith and help with those
questions our atheistic friends have. We share a like in works of J Warner
Wallace (@jwarnerwallace) and I must say I love his books, they help a lot with
the odd question or two.
Today I want to focus on the “good fight”. Paul wrote that our struggle is not against flesh and blood
[contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the
powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the
spiritual forces of wickedness
in the heavenly (supernatural) places.
We are not fighting the person, we are fighting against the evil forces
that is blinding people and leading them towards condemnation. Together we can
defeat this evil by giving people the truth and letting them look at the facts
and not the lies that the enemy wants them to believe.
It is so important that we stand united in this fight and
keep each other in our prayers. Prayer is powerful and when we pray God will
hear us and He will answer our prayers. Our fight is not a lost battle, but a
battle that the enemy has already lost so all he has is the lies he creates in
the weak hearts of man. You see the enemy preys on the weaknesses of man and
arrogance and self-glorification is his favourite ones. In our humble responses
to these lies the truth will set those lost hearts free and the Holy Spirit will
open their eyes and hearts. Many atheists find the truth, so it is just a
matter of time and the one you know will also find the path. Do not give up and
do not let the enemy confuse you with the hatred and anger in people. Let God
show you the true person that lies underneath all the pain and hatred. In every
person there is a diamond waiting to be found.
Come with me today as we continue the good fight and break
the enemy’s lies by giving the truth.
Lord, let your Holy Spirit help us to continue to equip
ourselves with truth and facts so that we can help those who are lost in the lies
of the enemy. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day, dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers