Posted on 09/21/2020 6:00:49 AM PDT by metmom
How many Christians call themselves warriors but have never been tested or trained? We hear about the many prayer warriors in this nation. But the sad truth is, the vast majority of them have never been trained — they’re not ready to fight. Many true believers refuse to fight the devil or do battle against his kingdom.
When God does find a believer with a hunger and a desire for his blessing, he puts him into the ring to learn to fight. The Lord is going to need well-trained warriors who will prevail over all the powers of hell in his last hour of warfare.
Right now God is doing a quick work in his remnant — it’s called crisis training. These tested saints in this training are becoming the captains of his last-day army. God is putting Holy Ghost fight in them and he is bringing forth warriors who are tested and tried, because they’ve wrestled with God, just as Jacob did (see Genesis 32:24-32).
This kind of training calls for physical discipline as well as spiritual. Jacob threw his whole body into the battle, all his human ability. A fighting spirit had risen up in him and, Scripture says, “He struggled with the Angel and prevailed” (Hosea 12:4). This verse has great meaning for all who want to prevail in prayer. It says Jacob prevailed and won the battle. If you’re going to prevail in these last days, you’re going to have to put all your strength into it.
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him” (1 Peter 5:8-9).
Many Christians expect God to somehow save their family, reconcile relationships, do miracles, all at no cost to them. They just want to rest in their rocking chair and “believe God for it all.” But this matter of prevailing in prayer —- “breaking through” to God, getting answers and seeing results — is going to cost your flesh something.
God wants you to lay hold of Him because He loves you. He wants you to claim all his blessings. Rise up in faith and lay hold of His promises. Stand up and fight. You have his strength so use it!
Yes. So many believers here in the West do not know that there are Christians around the world suffering terrible persecution right now.
Jesus said we would suffer persecution. The Disciples did.
We have had it so good in America....almost a heaven on earth in so many ways. But, I think, its made us soft. So we need to prepare our minds and hearts for difficulties that may be coming. Endure.
So true.
The blessings of prosperity, safety, and freedom we have enjoyed here come with its own set of problems spiritually.
Persecution purifies the church and I see us heading in that direction.
Well said, please keep in mind National Day of Prayer and Repentance is Sept 26th, the day when all believers will pray and fast for America. Collective prayer does most assuredly get results, we are in a supernatural war, one which can be won using the correct weapons.
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