Wednesday, March 29, 2023

 

WAR IN THE WILD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yDqZsnEa5E

 Walking in the Spirit and not in the Flesh

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:8-11

The enemy of our soul, the devil, is prowling around, looking for prey like a lion. 

Those who easily fall prey to him are those who live in the the flesh.

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Romans 8:5-6

Let us therefore develop a spiritual mindset by reading and meditating on the word of GOD and by walking in obedience to the Holy Spirit. It is important to discipline our body and our thinking and bring them to subjection to the Spirit of GOD Who lives within us. Let us be preoccupied with matters that pertain to the Kingdom of GOD, reaching others with the love of the LORD. Selfishness and self-centeredness is the result of a carnal mind which indicates living in the flesh. 


 Walking with the LORD and not lagging behind.

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Galatians 6:9

 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
Romans 12:11

I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
Psalm 119:60

The lions always attack from behind. Therefore those animals that are weary, weak and are lagging behind the herd for some reason are vulnerable to be attacked.

In our Christian walk and our service for the LORD, we must take time regularly and frequently to be refreshed in the presence of the LORD through His word and His Spirit. 

We must also train ourselves to promptly obey the leading of the Spirit. 


Walking in Unity and not in disunity 

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Ephesians 4:1-6

Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.
Romans 14:19

 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;
Hebrews 12:14-15

When a herd of buffaloes passes by, the hunting lions are smart enough to focus and go after one of them, separate that one from the herd and then attack that animal. We must be wise and diligent to recognise the strategy of the enemy to bring division in the assembly of the Body of CHRIST -the Church. We must be a part of an assembly and work in unity and work for unity within the assembly. 

The enemy works through people and we shouldn't become the tool of the enemy to fulfil his evil purpose of dividing the Church through disunity.