We'll Never Stay Down

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

How many of us enjoy losing a fight? Not sure about you, but I like to win. However, in order to win, it means I may have to take a few hits, as the opponent may not be easy to defeat. If I expect to have victory I need to know what my enemy's weakness is. More importantly, I need to recognize my own weakness. This is why it is of utmost importance for us, as born again believers, to recognize that our enemy, which is not flesh & blood, is stronger than we are, and we are weak, because of sin, and because of the desires of our flesh. Now, our enemies do have a weakness, and that weakness is their inability to stand against God. We are told that the devils believe that God exists (because they have seen Him), but they tremble, because they know His power. The Word of God tells us that if we resist the devil, he will flee. Well, how do we resist him? We put on the spiritual armor that is described for us in this chapter (I strongly suggest you read it, and commit it to memory). This Armor describes, and is, Jesus Christ. We must put off the old us, and put on the new, which is Christ. When we do that, we draw near to God, and God draws near to us. As we live a life of obedience, drawing strength from the Holy Spirit, and doing good (which takes tremendous strength, because we are strongly drawn toward the desire to do according to the lusts of our flesh), the result will be that the devils will flee from us because they know that a Christian who is obedient to God, and His Word, becomes unpredictable. They realize that they are, in fact, fighting against God, whom they fear, and will stand down; not because they are afraid of us, but because they know they can never defeat the Lord. Christian, today, pray, put on the armor of God, and stand not in your own strength, but in the strength of the Lord, and in the power of HIS might. Remember, if God be for us, who can be against us. No one! The enemy may knock us down, but the strength we have in Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit, will enable us to get back up, and into the fight, so that in Christ we may have the ultimate victory.