SPIRITUAL WARFARE

 The scriptures describe our struggles against our sins as warfare. This warfare does not involve fleshly weapons but are of the power of GOD and are capable of destroying sins stronghold over us. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5  The goal is to take captive our evil thoughts and destroying them and all remaining thoughts are obedient to GOD.  

Our warfare is not against the Satanic human puppets of this world but against their puppeteers, the rulers of darkness in this world.  We wrestle against these spiritual forces of wickedness with the spiritual armor of GOD.  This armor is GODS truth, GODS righteousness, the gospel of peace and the gift from GOD of our faith that we can know Satans devices, realize when his evil thoughts come into our minds and extinguish his flaming arrows before we are enticed by them which is sin. We stand our ground with the hope of our salvation promised to us in the word of GOD.    Ephesians 6:10-17  James 1:2-3,12   James 1:13-15   GOD does not tempt us, Satan is the tempter.  Satan knows our weaknesses and GOD uses Satan as a tool to bring out these weaknesses so that we are forced to deal with them using all the weapons of spiritual warfare that our FATHER has given us. GOD ALMIGHTY, is purging our human spirits of sin.  This is the spirits of justified humans being made perfect. Hebrews 12:23 

The ancient holy days of unleavened bread symbolized this process in the physical act of removing yeast or leaven from the Israelites homes. The lesson the Israelites were to learn was that cannot deleaven themselves but in ignorance remained in the unleavened bread of malice and wickedness while casting out the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.  1 Corinthians 5:8  Remember, leaven is a symbol for spirit, good or evil.  The saints fulfill these days by casting out Satans leaven , 2 Corinthians 5:7 , and becoming a new lump, that first measure of meal leavened by the woman, Matthew 13:33   

Our trials and tribulations we experience is us fulfilling the symbolism of the days of unleavened bread .  Rather than being depressed or anxious about this we should rejoice as James told us because we know GOD is in us working in us to overcome.  We will contend with sin and engage in spiritual battles the rest of our lives but we know that Jesus Christ has already won the victory for us all.  Satan wants us to grow weary, cause us to doubt and be depressed so that we think , “GOD never chose me look at how I sin, I might as well give up.”  When you begin to have these thoughts remember the things that Jesus said, the Apostles and Lee says, “If GOD is for you, who can be against you ?”  Remember, “HE that began a good work in you is able to COMPLETE IT IN THE DAY OF CHRIST JESUS.”  We rejoice in our trials knowing GOD is with us in them and as long as we do not desert the battle and go AWOL we will be victorious.  This too is using the talent given us and not burying it.  “He who is faithful in little is faithful in much.”  

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, hold your head high, you are already called the sons of GOD.  ENDURE TO THE END AND YOU WILL HAVE SALVATION, THE CROWN OF LIFE.