*This was taken from the The Rock Church Newsletter*
“We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).
Did you know we’re in a war? The war is for our souls, and it takes place in our minds. All day long, the world around us (and even our very flesh) communicates something contrary to the Spirit of God. Each day the devil wages this fight. If he can infiltrate our thoughts and get us to believe a lie, then he can begin to redirect our lives and color the decisions we make. In the end, such decisions lead us further and further from Christ.
Because the war is in our mind, we must take captive every thought — every idea and every motivation — and hold it up to the truth of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:4-6). Does this thought honor God? Is it rebellious toward Him? Is the thought real, or does it contradict the truth of His Word? Does the thought cause me to be secretive or ashamed, or does it draw me closer to God’s Spirit?
We cannot afford to become lazy in our thinking nor in our understanding of biblical truth. To effectively engage in a war, one must be adequately equipped. Only a fool would enter a battle unprepared. Ephesians 6:14-17 gives us a clear picture of what our attire should be: “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the Gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”
We need to pray every day: “Lord, I hear lots of voices that are not Yours, directing me away from You. Will You lead me in Your truth? By Your Spirit, will You open my eyes to discern what is real and what is a lie? Will You give me the strength to take every thought captive and make it obedient to You? You are all I want in this life. You are my place of refuge.”
Today, be prepared for the war. Take up your sword, grab your helmet, and with divine power demolish the strongholds that wage war in your mind. Jesus will lead us into victory by leading us to Himself!
See you on the battlefield,
Steele
“We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).
Did you know we’re in a war? The war is for our souls, and it takes place in our minds. All day long, the world around us (and even our very flesh) communicates something contrary to the Spirit of God. Each day the devil wages this fight. If he can infiltrate our thoughts and get us to believe a lie, then he can begin to redirect our lives and color the decisions we make. In the end, such decisions lead us further and further from Christ.
Because the war is in our mind, we must take captive every thought — every idea and every motivation — and hold it up to the truth of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:4-6). Does this thought honor God? Is it rebellious toward Him? Is the thought real, or does it contradict the truth of His Word? Does the thought cause me to be secretive or ashamed, or does it draw me closer to God’s Spirit?
We cannot afford to become lazy in our thinking nor in our understanding of biblical truth. To effectively engage in a war, one must be adequately equipped. Only a fool would enter a battle unprepared. Ephesians 6:14-17 gives us a clear picture of what our attire should be: “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the Gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”
We need to pray every day: “Lord, I hear lots of voices that are not Yours, directing me away from You. Will You lead me in Your truth? By Your Spirit, will You open my eyes to discern what is real and what is a lie? Will You give me the strength to take every thought captive and make it obedient to You? You are all I want in this life. You are my place of refuge.”
Today, be prepared for the war. Take up your sword, grab your helmet, and with divine power demolish the strongholds that wage war in your mind. Jesus will lead us into victory by leading us to Himself!
See you on the battlefield,
Steele
2 comments:
Cool :) Convicting. Good reminder to hold every thought captive to Christ :) Thanks bro!
awesome truth!
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