Do you know who your enemies really are? Is it something you consider at all? You may ask, what fight are we in pastor? Why should I have enemies? Well I'm glad you asked.
We all have been given a mandate from God our Father on how we should live. The reality exists that there are some very real enemies that are waging war against us everyday, and unless we are aware of them and their tactics, we cannot fight against effectively.
Some of you are probably thinking that these enemies must be the people around us that hate us, that are prejudiced against us, or those that have opposing religious believes or world views to ours, but you would be incorrect. Now let me clarify that in the natural sense we do have an enemy in those who have waged war on this Nation, and yes, they are a threat to fight against. However, as Christians, the enemies I want to mention are quite different and have to do with our own personal battles we must imperatively fight and win on a daily basis.
Our first enemy is the enemy of our own FLESH. Gal. 5:24-"And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires." We MUST kill our evil desires of lust and sinful passions on a daily basis. The Bible warns us of the lust of the flesh. Gal. 5:19-21 gives us a list of what the flesh produces if we allow it. God calls this sin and we must fight it. Other scripture on this include, Eph. 2:3, Rom. 13:14, Gal. 6:12, 13, Gal. 5:17, Rom. 8:7, Gal. 6:8, and Rom. 7:5. Please READ THEM!
Our second enemy is the appealing things of this world that give us the 'I must have it' desire! The Bible calls this lust of the eye. Lust has various origins; Satan (1 John 3:8), the heart (Matt. 15:19), the flesh (James 1:14, 15), and the world (2 Peter 1:4). We must be ever so careful not to let this one creep in. The lust for THINGS can appear innocent and harmless, yet it is sin in God's eyes!
Finally, we have the enemy of Satan and his demonic legion. Eph. 6:12 - "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." Our fight is not with one another; God has commanded us to LOVE each other as a sign that we belong to Christ. But our fight is with the devil himself. He is the "tempter", "the evil one", and the Bible says his only mission is to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10). Do you knwo that the word devil comes from the word Diablo? it means: to strike repeattedly until the enemy concedes! But we can defeat him and we do it the same way Jesus did...by speaking the word of God every time he tries to attack. We must stay in God's word so that we are equipped to fight these enemies!
B. Victorious! B. Blessed!
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Welcome to Harvest House Church, your home away from home!
Here at 2HC we have prepared a place for you to hang out each day and feast on refreshing and nourishing "soul" food.
Our objective is to give you the word of God in everyday language that will be pertinent to your right now situations. To make this effective we have made this site very simple and user friendly. We have daily, weekly, and monthly posts that are sure to keep you excited, involved, motivated, and victorious!
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Here at 2HC we have prepared a place for you to hang out each day and feast on refreshing and nourishing "soul" food.
Our objective is to give you the word of God in everyday language that will be pertinent to your right now situations. To make this effective we have made this site very simple and user friendly. We have daily, weekly, and monthly posts that are sure to keep you excited, involved, motivated, and victorious!
Thank you for visiting us today and please feel free to drop us a line by simply clicking on the word 'comment' below the blog of your choice, write in your comment (with your name), hit the 'select a profile' drop bar and click 'annonymous'. Once this is done click 'post your comment'. We would love to hear your feedback. You can also leave us your prayer requests and praise reports so we can believe God with you for your needs or rejoice with you for the great things He has already manifested!
Thanks again for visiting and we hope to see you as a 2HC follower!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
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Great word Pastor! What an eye opener!!
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