there is no fight.
With no resistance, how
easy it is to focus
on The Word,
But let the least bit of conflict arise, and it’ll
test your might,
And you’ll go down quickly
if, in a fight,
your voice is not heard!
Following his salvation,
Saul, who became Paul,
pulled aside.
For 3 years, he searched,
studied, pondered,
and prayed,
Searching for, and seeing
Jesus, on page-after-page,
Feeding his heart ‘til the
overflow displayed.
Then ready, he entered the
ring for the
‘Great Fight of His Life!’
The bell rang, and devilish
enemies came out swinging!
Choc full of God’s Word,
Paul began to speak
in the midst of strife.
No matter what, he just
kept on believing and speaking!
A few jabs here, some punches there, he was
down for the count!
But he got up, fed on more
Word, and then
got back in the
fight!
He knew well the source of
his strength was in
God’s great ‘Word fount’.
This scene repeated again and again,
increasing his might.
Christian, do you think you
will get through this life
living on Easy Street?
I know of only one way how
that might be plausible.
To you, fights are
appointed, unless…
you’re still living on satan’s beat.
But for the fight, God has
one incredible arsenal.
Moses gave us clues, and
how to use it, he did uncover.
Then Jesus demonstrated it
to us, so we could follow.
Paul focused on it in his
life and letters, like a laser!
Take a peek at what they
knew, so in defeat
you won’t wallow.*
Moses said God’s Word was
near the Jews,
not very far away.
T’was to be in their mouths
and in their hearts,
so they would do it.
Paul refocused on the ‘righteousness
of faith in Christ’ pathway.
With a heart full of God’s Word,
we’re to boldly speak it.
As we speak in faith, that
great Sword of The Spirit
is paramount,
In ways we can scarcely
imagine, but it is worth trying!
Some jabs here, forceful thrusts
there, and devils are
down for the count!
Since they don’t quit, we
don’t either!
Just keep feeding and
speaking!
Some battles won, some
lost, but final victory is as-sured,
Only if we stay in the ring; never
giving devils a pass!
We always win when much of The Word in our hearts
we have poured,
And our eyes remain fixed
on God’s promises
and victories past.
With hearts full of The
Word, we are inclined to obey.
Repenting when and where we
have missed it,
Grace to us excels. We get
to fight another day!
This, my Friend, is… Fighting in The Spirit.**
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* See: Deuteronomy 30:11-14, Romans 10:6-10, and
2 Corinthians 3:12
** The ‘good fight of faith’ (1 Timothy 6:12)
** The ‘good fight of faith’ (1 Timothy 6:12)
