Tag: spiritual warfare
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A High Calling
1 Kings 4:1-6 “King Solomon was king over all Israel, and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; Azariah the son of Nathan was…
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The Way We Think
1 Peter 4:1 “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin.” The Christian life is often referred to in the Bible as a spiritual war. Ephesians 6 calls us to put on the whole armor of God…
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To the Victor belongs the Spoil!
Psalm 119:162 “I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.” As with a number of Bible passages I’ve studied of late, I have to thank the late F.W. Boreham for his wonderful insights on the verse above. Boreham points out that one of the keys to understanding this verse is the idea…
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Get in the Fight
2 Samuel 23:8 “These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he killed at one time.” 2 Samuel 23:8-39 provides a list of the “mighty men” that served King David. These men were fellow soldiers…
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Whose camp are you in?
2 Samuel 3:1 “There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.” The Bible tells us that there is a war going on in this world that every person is a part of. It’s…
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A Spiritual Defense
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ” Opinions: everybody has them. One dictionary defines an “opinion” as “a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based…
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Army of God
Numbers 10:35 “And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, ‘Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.’” Have you ever thought much about what the ark of the covenant that rested within the holy of holies of the tabernacle represented? It was a box…
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Wonderful Words of Life
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 “But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In the verses…
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Spiritual Strongholds
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” Spiritual warfare: there’s much written and spoken about it today. So often discussions on this topic divert into the mystical.…
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Nor Angels Nor Rulers
Romans 8:37-39 “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us…
To Encourage You 