WEDNESDAY MANNA 04 SEPTEMBER ‘24

Dr. Daniel O. C. | Sep 04, 2024

“YOU ARE EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH!”

Saints of God Most High, hear God’s word for you today:

“Fight the good fight of the faith, take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you testified so well to your faith before many witnesses.” (1Timothy 6:12)

So fight with faith for the winner’s prize! Lay your hands upon eternal life, to which you were called and about which you made the good confession before the multitude of witnesses!

There are many Christians who feel that words like fight, struggle, strife and labour have no place in the daily experience of children of God. They think that Christianity centres on life flowing like a stream never having anything to restrict, resist or restrain.

Some Christians go beyond context by thinking that to fight a good fight of faith only relates to healing, prosperity and material things. That’s deception!

THE FIGHT OF FAITH IS A FIGHT AGAINST:

The tempter and eternal enemy
(2 Corinthians 11:14-15 / Ephesians 6:10-12)
Fight against the fashion of this world (John 17:14-16 / 1 John 4:4-5 / 5:18-20 / James 4:4)
Fight against tendency to follow the thinking line of this world (1 John 2:15-16)

WHEN DOES THIS FIGHT BEGIN?

It begins the very moment you are born again. The gate of heaven is ahead of you to enter but there are forces pulling you back such as:

Ex-boyfriend
Ex-girlfriend
The devil and his hosts
Worldly friendship
Relatives with their cunning craftiness, subtlety and cleverness of man

Remember that from the time of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of God has suffered violence and the violent take it by force.

We MUST FIGHT AGAINST:
Every idea and temptation that stops us from gaining entrance to the Kingdom of God. Jesus said strive to enter the narrow gate.

Even after gaining entrance to the kingdom, stand your ground because the enemy may try to bring the memory of the past to entice you. The people of Israel after coming out from Egypt remembered the garlic, onions and cucumber in Egypt.

1 Corinthians 9:27 “Fight against fleshly passion” (1 John 2:15-17 / James 4:4)

Fight against inner struggle of personal habits (Galatians 5:17 / Romans 7:15-18)
The battle is raging, therefore, watch, stand fast in faith be brave and be strong.

Shalom and good morning.
Dr. Daniel O. C.