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THE GOOD WARFARE

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 (NKJV)

Fundamentally, Christianity is a warfare in which we are all involved; and there is no exit until the end. The moment you began your Christian life, by faith in Jesus Christ, you entered a lifelong battle with the devil. And this warfare is not intended to be easy. Unfortunately, many Christians today forget that.

Some Christians also think that the objective of this warfare is just to survive to the end of life – to fight the battle to keep healthy and stay alive. No, that is not the Christian warfare. Paul is talking about being a Christian, about living a Christ-like life in the midst of dangerous pressures and countering forces. That is the battle. To be realistic in a world of illusion; not to chase after all the fantasies of this world, but to get God's point of view; to see things as they are and to deal with them honestly, realistically, and openly – that is the battle.

The battle Paul is talking about is to be a loving person who has concern and compassion for people in times of harassment, when others are giving way to hatred and violence. The battle is to live exemplarily among those who have lost their way, to turn them away from destruction and bring them back to God. The good warfare is to live your life for a purpose!

Confession

I know that I have entered into a lifelong battle with the devil, but I also know that I am more than a conqueror. Greater is He that lives in me than he that lives in the world. I am an instrument of change in a corrupt world. I diffuse the aroma of Christ wherever I go today!

Reference: 1 Corinthians 9:25-26; Philippians 3:12, 14; 1 Timothy 1:18-20

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WHEN WEEDS SPRING UP

Jesus told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away’. Matthew 13:24 (NIV)

Jesus is telling a parable in Matthew 13 about a man who went out to his field and planted wheat in the ground. He sowed good seed. In another sense it shows the picture of a man who was doing the right thing, honoring God with his life and being good to others. But while he slept, an enemy came in and planted weeds.

The man didn’t know what had happened. He was expecting to have a great harvest; after all, he did all the right things. But the weeds sprang up among his wheat. Sometimes, things happen in life. Weeds spring up that we didn’t have anything to do with. The key is to keep the right attitude and keep focusing on the goodness of God. When these unexpected challenges happen, we can say, ‘It is just another weed. I didn’t sow it so I don’t have to reap it.’ Then we can keep the door open for God to move on our behalf.

Today, don’t let the weeds even take root. Don’t let discouragement creep in. Instead, lift up your eyes of faith to what your Father God can do for you. Keep believing, keep praying, and keep hoping because your harvest is on the way! When weeds begin to spring, trash it out by prayer and with the Word of God!

Confession

I consider the current challenges in my life as just another weed that I didn’t sow so I don’t have to reap. The circumstances cannot overwhelm me, but I soar above them. I shut the door to my heart from weeds of hurt, bitterness, discouragement and anguish and I open up to God!

Reference: Matthew 26:41; Luke 22:31-32; 1 Peter 5:8