What battle are you fighting today? Before things get out of hand, it’s important to arm ourselves well. When I’m feeling vulnerable spiritually, I pray the words below, based on Isaiah 54:17.
“No weapon formed against me shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against me in judgment I will condemn.
This is my heritage as a servant of the Lord. My righteousness [or in other versions – my ‘vindication’] is from God.”
As a child of God, you can be assured God will go before you and fight for you. But he has also given you the authority to refute the enemy’s schemes and claim your ‘heritage’ as a servant of God because of what Jesus Christ has achieved for you in his death, and triumph over the grave. Don’t forget that in Christ you have all you need to disarm opposing forces.
Another strengthening prayer I like to speak out is this:
“Dear Lord,
I pray that out of your glorious riches you would strengthen me with power through your Spirit in my inner being, so that Christ may dwell in my heart through faith. And I pray that I, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge — that I might be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Amen…” (based on Ephesians 3:16)
May our great God remind you of these things today:
* You have been given authority to refute the enemy’s schemes against you, in Jesus’ powerful name;
* Although God already won the war when Jesus broke the power of sin and disarmed Satan at the cross, the battle we fight against Satan and his demons still rages here on Earth. In the book of Ephesians (chapter 6), the Apostle Paul tells us we’re in a spiritual battle and we have a very real enemy who has specific schemes and plans of attack against us.
* BUT – you can be strengthened with power through his Holy Spirit;
* Jesus Christ dwells in your heart as you trust in Him;
* His love is wider and longer and higher and deeper than you could ever imagine. And this love is what gives you power to love others and shine His light in a world of darkness;
* He truly gives us all the resources we need to fight right when the battle is raging around us.
* Chip Ingram said this:
“As believers, we don’t fight ‘for’ victory; we fight ‘from’ victory.”
May you keep strong in Him,
Ali
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Thanks for the re-blog Ava!
I’ve heard that before, that we “fight FROM victory”–I love it, and part of that is because God fights for us (Numbers something). I’m sure glad, because I get worn down to a nub sometimes! God bless you abundantly, Ali.
Yes!! Me too… We totally have to rely on His strength don’t we!
Thanks for dropping by 🙂
Been looking at that Isaiah 54:17 verse a lot lately. Trying to move forward in my life after an extremely difficult period but keep getting held up by negative words said about me and the devil telling me I don’t deserve to be happy…it’s been very hard. But my focus is on Jesus and I know He will take care of me and fight my battles for me. Listening to this song today…it gives me comfort. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teUxQpnhezY Thanks for this post, my friend. Appreciate you!
Hey Brian, saw your post yesterday and have prayed for you. May you be strengthened in Christ to resist the lies the enemy throws at you and recognize that we are attacked when we are most vulnerable. May you arm yourself with the truth that you are a blood bought son of the Most High God and the evil one cannot touch you. It is a battle. Keep fighting in His strength. Praying you can work through things and come to a place of peace.
Love that song too. Christ is enough!
Thank you so much Ali! I greatly appreciate that. I am so thankful for what Christ did and continues to do for us. There is freedom in Him!!! 🙂
Amen – there sure is!
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Thanks Laura Lee!
Thank you, Ali, for such a helpful post for us, as we do battle each day! God bless you and yours!
Great to see you here Debbie, and yes, may we keep fighting strong with the spiritual armour he gives us 🙂
That Isiah verse is so wonderfully encouraging. Thanks for the reminder of hope and the challenge to be strong in God 🙂
Thanks Janna. May you daily be strengthened in Him 🙂
Ali,
Thanks for the encouraging blog! I set up a link on my site for my readers to follow your posts. Perhaps, you may consider doing the same? Keep up the Lord’s work of ministering hurting people, Psalm 34:18.
Jay
Thanks so much Jay! I haven’t done it before, but will look into placing links of blogs such as yours on the home page.
Amen, and bless you richly…