"In union and communion with God, saints work wonders; if God be for us, who can be against us?"
"The less confidence we have in ourselves or in anything beside God, the more evidence have we of the sincerity of our faith in God."
"I will not trust in my own sword or bow, but in the sword of the Divine Warrior, and in the bow of the Divine Archer, Whose arrows are sharp in the heart of His enemies..."
- the above three quotes are from The Treasury of David
Believers all over the world are presently experiencing intense spiritual warfare. Are you one of them?
In the world around them, they are experiencing the "heathen raging"... "the people imagining a vain thing"..."the kings of the earth setting themselves, and the rulers taking counsel together, against the LORD, and against His anointed." (Psalm 2:1-2)
In the world around them, they are witnessing people who "hate knowledge"..."do not choose the fear of the LORD"...will have "none of God's counsel" ...and "despise all His reproof." (Proverbs 1:29-30)
These "heathen" are "filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them." (Romans 1:29-32)
They "love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil." (John 3:19) Hence, they are "changing the truth of God into a lie, and worshiping and serving the creature more than the Creator..." (Romans 1:25) They are "calling evil good, and good evil...putting darkness for light, and light for darkness... putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter...are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight...justifying the wicked for reward, and taking away the righteousness of the righteous from him." (Isaiah 5:20-21;23)
In some cases, some even go so far as to "profess that they know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate." (Titus 1:16) They "will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears... and "turn away their ears from the truth..." (2 Timothy 4:3-4) They also make a diligent search for "ungodly men" who will oblige them in "turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness" (offering them a license to sin). (Jude 1:4)
In all phases of society, "evil men and seducers are waxing worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived." (2 Timothy 3:13)"Darkness is covering the earth, and gross darkness the people." (Isaiah 60:2) Yet, sad to say, many of the churches "love the world, and the things that are in the world... the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life" (1 John 2:15-16)...are "lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God" (2 Timothy 3:4)... "have left their first love" (Revelation 2:4)..."have a name that they live, but are dead" (spiritually speaking) (Revelation 3:1)...and are "lukewarm" - ready to be "spued out of Jesus' mouth." (Revelation 3:16)
The lines of demarcation are being drawn. People everywhere are finding themselves in the "valley of decision." People are either drawing closer to Jesus or drifting further from Him.
The days of "sitting on the fence" are over! The days of indecision are over! The days of "playing with God" are over!
The hour is upon us wherein all must "choose" as Joshua admonished the children of Israel in Joshua 24:15 - "...choose you this day whom ye will serve...but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
There are "giants" to slay. There are strongholds to be brought down. There are battles to fight and victories to be won - in the Name of the LORD and for His kingdom's sake.
There are "enemies" who are out to steal what belongs to you and your family - everything you spent your entire lifetime accumulating through hard work. There are "enemies" who seek to destroy your nation and strip the Last Day's Church of its freedoms - seeking to stop its mission to win the world for Jesus. There are "enemies" who want to pervert and twist your thinking and that of your children.
With all of this going on, the Church cannot be "spiritually asleep." She cannot be passive, indifferent, or intoxicated on her carnal security. In the authority given to her by her Master - the Lord Jesus - she must push back the darkness - while boldly taking a stand for righteousness.
Proverbs 28:1 says - "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."
In Psalm 44:4, we see that the Psalmist addressed God as "King" - "Thou art my King, O God..." He recognized God as the Sovereign Ruler of His people. In a sense, he was saying -"I acknowledge no other King but You - no other absolute lord and master. You are the worthy King. You alone are infinite in power, wisdom, and love. Your dominion extends to all things and Your kingdom shall have no end. Because You are King, I swear allegiance to You. I acknowledge that You have a right to command."
When facing "enemies" of any kind, it is crucial for the Church (or every believer) to first of all acknowledge God as "King" for as Ecclesiastes 8:4 says - "Where the word of a king is, there is power..." or dominion. His word rules over all. It comes with irresistible power and is clothed with kingly authority. And the Church certainly needs God's "power" and "authority" as she prays for "deliverances" - "Thou art my King, O God; command deliverances for Jacob" (Psalm 44:4) - not just one but as many as she needs.
When God is truly "King," the believer will not "trust in his bow nor his sword" (Psalm 44:6) to save him. He will renounce all reliance upon outward confidences of which other men boast. His only ground of trust will be God - not in any carnal "weapon"...creature help and assistance... nor in the "arm of flesh."
When God is truly "King," his heart will "not turn back" nor his "steps decline from God's way." (Psalm 44:18) He will not secretly withdraw his affections from God. He will not "deal unfaithfully" nor "turn aside like a deceitful bow" (Psalm 78:57) ..."turn aside unto crooked ways" (Psalm 125:5) ...refuse to hear God's words...go after other gods (anything placed before the Lord) (Jeremiah 11:10)...nor depart from the paths of holiness, truth, and faith.
When God is truly "King," he will not "forget the name of his God, nor stretch out his hands to a strange god" (Psalm 44:20). In other words, he will not apostatize from Him nor offer prayers, supplication, nor adoration to any "strange god."
When God is truly "King," it is then and only then when the believer is invested with such strength and power that all his enemies stand in fear of him. He is endued with "power from on high" whereby he is enabled to assail, overturn, and trample under his feet everything which opposes him.
It is when God is truly "King," then the believer can say with perfect confidence, assurance, and boldness - "Through Thee will we push down our enemies; through Thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us." (Psalm 44:5)
This is the kind of victory the present-day Church needs against her adversaries who are seeking to steal, kill, and destroy what is hers.
As a believer, you are presently faced with the question - "As "King," does God have the lordship over every "kingdom" of my heart and life?"
It is only when He surely does that you will have the power (which is so desperately needed in this day and time) to push back the darkness in your society, nation, or world.
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