Fight for what you believe

2 Corinthians 2:11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Yesterday was a roller-coaster of emotions at church. God has been placing before me people getting lots of new stuff, and at the same time placing a growing burden on my soul for those lost in their sin, and those lost in their idolatry. Dr. Gravely closed out a series on the Ten Commandments in a powerful way with a sermon on “God is Enough”. A short meeting followed the service disclosing the poor financial state of the church due to the extended downturn of tithing in this awful economy. People simply are not giving to church with the honoring of what God has entrusted them to financially. This discussion poured into our smallgroup meeting afterwards. The spiritual warfare was recognized in all of this, and heartfelt pleas for prayer for our church were spoken of.

What do you have, that you do not need? What do you have that God gave you the money to purchase, and yet you did not give any back to God to honor that provision? James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. You have nothing in your possession that you have not been entrusted to. Satan has steered your eyes towards the material possessions and joys of this time here; yet taken your eyes off the prize of eternal glory. Satan is the ultimate deceiver and has only placed these desires in your head to rob you. John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. It pains me to see the wealth of the community I live in, and a church struggling financially. Pastor Jack shared the testimony of a lady in India who gave half of her TWO ROOM house to become a community church. In the only other room lay her son bedridden in disease. She will have a mansion on a hill in heaven.

Ephesians 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. What have you done to prepare and provide for the spiritual world that surrounds you every day? Have you invested in your pastors; the generals in your army? Have you prayed for their welfare as the leaders of your battalion? Have you prepared yourself as a good soldier in understanding how to use the weapons you have been provided with? (the Bible). 2 Timothy 2:4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. Wherever you may find yourself, you must prepare yourself by spending time in prayer and God’s Word daily. This ain’t no joke, eternal souls are at stake. Put on your armor, drop down on your knees, and pray for your leaders, yourself, and those whom you influence to see your heart for God.