WE ARE IN A SPIRITUAL BATTLE

NETTIE-OLOGY: We often say "we are in a spiritual battle"  but we don’t always believe it. We are in a spiritual battle not only as a nation but as individuals. It is time to fight!

MATTHEW 4:1-11 

1  Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 

2  And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 

3  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 

4  But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 

5  Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 

6  And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 

7  Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 

8  Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 

9  And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 

10  Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 

11  Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. 

If our Lord was attacked doing the work of Father God we cannot be surprised when we are attacked doing the right thing.

2 CORINTHIANS 4:13-18 

13   We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; 

14  Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. 

15  For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. 

16  For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 

17  For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 

18  While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 

The problem is, a lot of us are fainting! We are losing confidence in the Word of God, perhaps because we have put to much trust in man. 

2 CORINTHIANS 4:17 

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 

I include myself in the category of a “fainter” because I was becoming discouraged. Not about the country but about what I am going through personally. The good news is the gospel!  I prayed and He lead me to 2 Corinthians chapter 4, verse 16 in particular but I read the entire chapter. 

2 CORINTHIANS 4:1 

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; 

In times of discouragement, His mercy is a ministry- it ministers to. It is not because of me but because of Him - who is in me!

2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 

I am not, you are not, WE ARE NOT defeated! 

2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-9 

8  We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 

9  Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 

WE ARE: Not distressed, not in despair, not forsaken, and not destroyed! 

 

2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-9 THE VOICE

8) We are cracked and chipped from our afflictions on all sides, but we are not crushed by them. We are bewildered at times, but we do not give in to despair. 9) We are persecuted, but we have not been abandoned. We have been knocked down, but we are not destroyed.

America is not and will not be destroyed. You are not and will not be destroyed. I am not and will not be destroyed.  Verse 11 of 2 Corinthians 4 states: “we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.” In other words: 

We are going through what we are going through for the glory of God!

PSALM 23:4 

 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 

 

This verse has been in my heart most of 2020. I know that I am going through, not hanging out in, the valley of the shadow of death.  Which is why I fainted but I will faint no more. 

I have been reminded that this is a “light affliction”. This trouble that I am going through is temporary. The difficulties you are having are temporary. The afflictions America is going through is temporary. Satan has no power or authority over the Children of God.  Let us walk by faith and not by what man says!

written by Marsha L F Randolph

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SCRIPTURES QUOTED ARE AS CITED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF:

Holy Bible: King James Version WORDsearch CROSS e-book. 

Strong, James. Strong's Concordance. Austin, TX: WORDsearch, 2007. WORDsearch CROSS e-book. 

Strong, James. Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary. Austin, TX: WORDsearch Corp., 2007. WORDsearch CROSS e-book. 

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