BE STRONG - 14/02/2014
Yesterday’s
message was titled “GOD SEES YOU”. Today’s message is
titled “BE STRONG” as given by Pastor E. A. Adeboye in Open
Heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014). In today’s message, we have been asked to
memorise
Ephesians 6:10
“Finally;
my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of
his might. Ephesians 6:10” and read
Ephesians
6:10-13.
The Bible in one year reading for today has been taken from
Isaiah 40:9 to Isaiah 42:25 and
Psalm
37:33-40
(Adeboye, 2014).
The
message is quoted below for our usual discussion:
"You
don't charge someone to be strong if there is no task to be performed or if
pressure is not required, either for motion or putting up resistance against an
opposing force. In the physical realm, mere movement requires strength. This
explains why a sick person or a person just recovering from an ailment finds it
difficult to walk. Spiritually you need to be strong. In today‘s Bible reading,
the Lord commands us to be strong, and He gives two reasons why we should be:
1. That ye
may be able to stand against the wiles
of the
devil.
2. That ye
may be able to withstand in the evil
day.
There are
evil forces that want to short-change a child of God's life regarding the good
things that God has in store for him or her. These spiritual forces are listed
in Ephesians 6:12 as: principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this
world and spiritual wickedness in high places. These spiritual entities
attack either directly or through their human agents namely: witches, wizards,
and people with familiar spirits etc. They cause harm, sorrow and calamities, including
abortion of pregnancies and barrenness. They give spirit husbands, spirit wives
and abort prospective contract deals; they are responsible for a myriad of
misfortunes. As you know, the Bible says that the thief's (Satan) mission is to
steal - stealing joy, peace etc; to kill -through sickness, diseases,
calamities, tragedies, business failures etc, and to destroy - i.e. the
complete and ultimate devastation of a man's destiny in Hell. In the Name of
Jesus, you will not become a victim of Satan's mission in any of these areas.
What Jesus has for those that belong to Him is life in great abundance.
Some years
ago, a young lady who for the second time had failed her Ordinary Level exams
refused to eat for days, grieving over her failure. Within this period, a fight
ensued between her and another young girl. Though this grieving lady ordinarily
should have dealt decisively with her adversary, the reverse turned out to be
the case. Why? Because the strength she needed was not there, having not eaten
for days. Spiritually, the food for our spirit man is the word of God. One of
the basic things necessary for a child of God to be strong is the word of God.
It serves as spiritual food for the supply of the needed spiritual calories (1
Peter 2:2, Colossians 3:1 6). The word sanctifies and purifies us. We are to
study it, meditate on it, memorise it and of course, obey it."
God bless you for contributing
into today’s discussion
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