Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
On battle, there is always winners and loosers. loosers usually retreat and surrender while winners seize and conquer the enemies territory! hallelujah!
Am not talking about the physical battle. am talking about the spiritual battle which is between the devil and you. we are supposed to win this battle because we are born of God. scripture says in 1st john 5:4 that "for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith". when we get born again( accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour), we have victory that overcomes the world, i mean victory that overcomes Satan and all his schemes for the weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. that is the victory that we have in Christ Jesus! we cannot afford to retreat nor surrender!
God's desire is that we may live for Him in Righteousness and submission to his will on earth and also go to live with Him in Heaven when we leave this world. but the devil's plan is to see us conform to the world and its evil desires, live in sin,reject the gospel and go with him to hell For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord Romans 6:23.
we must persevere amidst hard conditions and temptations so as to stand for the Lord in our generation. Paul encourages us to persevere in salvation when he says I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus( Philipians 3:14),
Paul encourages us not to retreat when he says "No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize".(1st corithians 9:27).
when we feel like we are loosing the battle to the enemy because of sin let us remember that "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it".(1st corithians 10:13).
temptations do not come so that we fall and feel like we have lost the battle. but rather that we will stand for God because has given us the power to withstand and say no! to sin.
scripture says in 1st john 2:1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous.
we still cannot retreat or surrender when we sin because Christ paid our penalty therefore we only ask for forgiveness and then receive it by faith in Christ Jesus.
for Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith." (Galatians 3:11).
The challenges you face today cannot cause you to retreat from salvation,for the present distress cannot be compared with the future Glory in Christ Jesus ( Romans 8:18).
The past and its troubles cannot rob you of the things of the good future and good things God has for you For God says "i know the plans i have for you declares the lord plans to give you a hope and a future"( Jeremiah 29:11). therefore you cannot retreat or surrender.
Diseases and pain cannot cause you to retreat from the salvation walk because he says that " greater is He that is in you than the one in the world"(1st john 4:4).
lack and the economic crisis cannot cause you to retreat and surrender to dishonest gain or trickery because God says " he will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory" (Philippians 4;19.)
Dear reader its not time to retreat or surrender........it is time to oppose evil forces and stick like never before on God. "NEVER GIVE UP UNTIL THE BATTLE IS OVER".
enjoy this video He's Able by Darwin Hobbs.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
On battle, there is always winners and loosers. loosers usually retreat and surrender while winners seize and conquer the enemies territory! hallelujah!
Am not talking about the physical battle. am talking about the spiritual battle which is between the devil and you. we are supposed to win this battle because we are born of God. scripture says in 1st john 5:4 that "for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith". when we get born again( accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour), we have victory that overcomes the world, i mean victory that overcomes Satan and all his schemes for the weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. that is the victory that we have in Christ Jesus! we cannot afford to retreat nor surrender!
God's desire is that we may live for Him in Righteousness and submission to his will on earth and also go to live with Him in Heaven when we leave this world. but the devil's plan is to see us conform to the world and its evil desires, live in sin,reject the gospel and go with him to hell For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord Romans 6:23.
we must persevere amidst hard conditions and temptations so as to stand for the Lord in our generation. Paul encourages us to persevere in salvation when he says I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus( Philipians 3:14),
Paul encourages us not to retreat when he says "No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize".(1st corithians 9:27).
when we feel like we are loosing the battle to the enemy because of sin let us remember that "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it".(1st corithians 10:13).
temptations do not come so that we fall and feel like we have lost the battle. but rather that we will stand for God because has given us the power to withstand and say no! to sin.
scripture says in 1st john 2:1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous.
we still cannot retreat or surrender when we sin because Christ paid our penalty therefore we only ask for forgiveness and then receive it by faith in Christ Jesus.
for Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith." (Galatians 3:11).
The challenges you face today cannot cause you to retreat from salvation,for the present distress cannot be compared with the future Glory in Christ Jesus ( Romans 8:18).
The past and its troubles cannot rob you of the things of the good future and good things God has for you For God says "i know the plans i have for you declares the lord plans to give you a hope and a future"( Jeremiah 29:11). therefore you cannot retreat or surrender.
Diseases and pain cannot cause you to retreat from the salvation walk because he says that " greater is He that is in you than the one in the world"(1st john 4:4).
lack and the economic crisis cannot cause you to retreat and surrender to dishonest gain or trickery because God says " he will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory" (Philippians 4;19.)
Dear reader its not time to retreat or surrender........it is time to oppose evil forces and stick like never before on God. "NEVER GIVE UP UNTIL THE BATTLE IS OVER".
enjoy this video He's Able by Darwin Hobbs.
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