As we continue to press through the beginning of 2016, we need to remain mindful that the Lord is Moving. No matter what is going on in your life personally, please, do not be deceived; God is still on the Throne and His Divine Will is being executed even as we speak. That being said, we need to remember that Kingdom Advancement in the earth is about Warfare. We may be sleeping, but the Devil is not. He understands the Power of God much more than we do. So even he is preparing for the Move of God that is going to hit the earth. Therefore, we must remain prepared and on watch for the Manifestation of our Master. The King Is Coming.
For this reason, it is imperative that we remain alert and make sure that we are Developing Satanic Resistance. Once again, this is War. Christianity and the advancement of the Kingdom of God isn't about feeling good and going to church. It's about taking territory for the Kingdom of God and winning souls for Christ. This irritates the Devil and his demons, and makes us targets for attack. Yet we need not fear, because Greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world (1John 4). This is not the time to be lackadaisical. This is not the time to get slothful. This is the time to get on edge! This is the time to let the Holy Ghost get you on fire! Because when the Move of God hits, you won't have time to get warmed up, you'll have to already be on Fire.
The scripture says in first Peter chapter five, "Be sober, be vigilant; because our adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour". Are you sober? This means focused and mentally alert. Are you being prudent and discerning in regards to the various decisions that you're making in your life? The opposite of sober is intoxicated, which means the experience of some type of slight if not severe mental impairment. Don't let some situation or circumstance get you "out of your mind". It doesn't always have to be alcohol or something pleasure related. It can be a relationship and your feelings for someone. It can be a job opportunity that you're really "excited" about. It can be an upcoming event that you're looking forward to. Or even something or somebody negative that you've just gotten carried away with and preoccupied. Stay Sober. Stay focused and locked in to the things God is calling you to do.
Vigilant. One of the greatest challenges that the church is experiencing right now is the spirit of being "laid-back". It's not that we don't care, it's not that we're indifferent, but there's no intensity to what we do. Everybody seems to want to just "go with the flow". Everybody wants to be as "stress-free" as possible. I'm definitely not a proponent of unnecessary stress, but some stress is necessary. How much stress do you think Jesus had to endure just to get psychologically prepared to "bear" the Cross? The bible says, in Him just praying about it He was sweating blood (Hebrews 12). That's being Vigilant. We've got to adopt an attitude now that says we're going to win at all cost. Whatever we have to do, that's what we're going to do, in order that the Divine Will of God may be executed and fulfilled in our lives. When the Devil strikes, we already have the strategy from the Holy Ghost to counter-attack. When traps are set, we'll be assertive and aggressive to insure that the Victory will be manifested in our lives. It's Time saints. It's time to get ready to go to Battle for the Kingdom of God. But if we're going to Win, we must make sure that we're Developing Satanic Resistance.
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