STANDING AGAINST EVIL

“NONE OF THEIR ENEMIES COULD STAND AGAINST THEM, FOR THE LORD HELPED CONQUER ALL THEIR ENEMIES.” JOSHUA 21:44

We must believe that our Lord is with us in all things. We must put our faith to the test and step out of our comfort zones trusting that our God in heaven is truthful and never forsakes us. For as long as we live upon this earth our faith will be tested. We will have temptations, struggles and battles. We must meet each and everyone of them face to face. We must not allow our defenses to be let down. Our Lord is faithful in all that he says and in all of his promises. He never allows us to go through more struggles that we are prepared for. We prepare for struggles and problems by continuing to build upon our faith. With faith in our Lord there is no battle we cannot win. There is no struggle we cannot overcome. He goes before us to clear the way. All that we have to do is follow him. To follow him we must have great faith in his abilities. We must have great faith in all of his promises. You have probably noticed by now that the theme of most of my messages is grounded in strong faith. As we read the word of God faith is everything. Without it we have nothing. We cannot believe in the Lord without faith. We cannot be healed without faith. We cannot be forgiven without faith. The devil himself is out to destroy whatever faith that we have. If he accomplishes this then we are defeated. We have given up the battle and lost the war. However, we must continue pray wholeheartily to the Lord our God in heaven and continue to step out in faith in order for him to be allowed to work in our lives. We must begin with small steps to build up our confidence and keep moving to larger and larger battles. The more we surround ourselves with the Lord and his message the stronger our faith will be. The more we surround ourselves with the things of this world the weaker our faith will become. We must make a decision as to where our priorities lie, with God or with the ways of this world? Hopefully our priorities are clothed in the ways of our Lord God in heaven. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!