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"A Time to Fight The Good Fight"
Message
summary:
By virtue of
mankind's
fallen
condition we
are engaged in
the “good
fight”, an
ancient
conflict in
the spiritual
realm.
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"But as for
you, O man of
God, flee
these things.
Pursue
righteousness,
godliness,
faith, love,
steadfastness,
gentleness.
Fight the good
fight of the
faith" (1
Timothy
6:11,12). “I
have fought
the good
fight” (2
Timothy 4:7).
Kneeling on this battleground
Seeing just how much You've done
Knowing every victory
Was Your power in us
Life is a battleground as we daily struggle against the forces of evil (Ephesians 6:10ff) while we "fight the good fight" (1 Timothy 6:12).
There
is an ongoing
conflict in
the spiritual
realm that is
unavoidable
and we have no
choice in
whether or not
we engage. By
virtue of
mankind's
fallen
condition we
are engaged.
Today we consider the phrase in Paul's commission to Timothy and through Scripture it is for all of us to, "Fight the good fight of the faith". There should no spiritual neutrality.
Prior to his conversion to Christ on the road to Damascus Paul was fighting (literally) a bad fight opposing Christ and His cause. But that dramatically changed when he literally saw the light (Acts 9:3)!
There are many bad fights in life but not all fighting is bad.
The
“good
fight” is
an ancient
conflict in
the spiritual
realm that
goes back to
the fall of
Satan. As the
great old hymn
declares, “For
still our
ancient foe
[Satan], doth
seek to work
us woe, his
craft and
power are
great, and
armed with
cruel hate, on
earth is not
his equal".
We should all
be fighting
the good
fight, seeking
to contend
earnestly for
the faith once
for all
delivered to
the saints. We
indeed “wrestle
not 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”.
Let us all stand up for God’s truth and righteousness in the home, the workplace, the marketplace and in some instances you might even have to take a stand in your own church. I am convinced the battle will become increasingly more fierce before Christ’s return. Let us resolve in our hearts to remain faithful to our divine call no matter how great or small the conflict! Let us fight the good fight.
And
when our time
comes may we,
like Paul,
state, “I
have fought
the good
fight”.
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13.
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father
in heaven,
make it our
heart's desire
to pursue
godliness
above all
earthly
pursuits. We
pray that we
will resist
the temptation
to fall into
the devil's
trap where
foolishness
and harmful
desires will
plunge us to
ruin resulting
in distrust,
loss and
heartache.
Help us to
flee from all
this and
pursue
righteousness,
godliness,
faith, love,
endurance and
gentleness. We
want to lead
our families
in the good
fight of faith
so they too
will take hold
of eternal
life. Make
them strong in
their faith
and strong in
their witness
while throwing
aside anything
that hinders
their
spiritual
walk. In
Jesus' name we
pray.
Amen.
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