When police officers are answering a call for some kind of danger, the first thing they usually do is call for backup. You’re in a spiritual battle. And you need to call for backup. You need the Lord’s strength in your life. (Eph 6:)
If you’re a Christian, then God has started a work in your life. And He wants to continue it on. But for that to happen, you need to keep your eyes on Jesus. You need to run your race for Him, because He ran His race for you.
Living in Christ’s Kingdom looks like taking care of widows and orphans, advocating for the poor, improving economies, paying taxes, honoring those in authority, loving our neighbors, pursuing excellence at work, and blessing those who persecute us.
Who’s in?
When temptation comes to us as Christians, we do not fight for victory. Rather, we fight from victory. In other words, we rest in the finished work that Christ has accomplished for us on the cross.
In our time of instant information it’s challenging to slow down and apply the words of Psalm 46:10 to our lives: “Be still, and know that I am God”So many of us tend to run around in our self-made circles of activity instead of wisely and calmly sitting at His feet.
When Scripture speaks of walking with God, it’s the idea of being harmony with God, moving in sync or being in rhythm with Him.
Amos 3:3 asks,”Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” In the original language, the word “together” means “in harmony.”
Walk with God!
Sin is sin, so just call it what it is. Don’t try and rationalize it by saying, “Well, it’s a weakness. It’s a vulnerability. Everyone is doing it. It doesn’t really matter.”
Sin is still sin.
The Bible clearly teaches that Christ is coming back again. And if we really believe that Jesus Christ is coming back again soon, it will cause us to want to live godly lives.
(1 John 3:3)
You should avoid, at all costs, anything that could tear you down spiritually, pull you away from the people of God, keep you from Christian fellowship, or take the edge off your desire for prayer or Bible study.
If you’re living in the no-man’s-land of compromise, will you make a recommitment to Christ and start walking with the Lord as you ought to? Don’t let the Devil have a foothold in your life. Keep as much distance from him as possible.