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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