My friend was in Italy in November 2010 to visit her dear friend.
Both of them are strong Christians.
Her friend took this photo outside of Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican in Rome.
Notice the "DOVE" shape in the clouds.
Copyright 2010
Greetings -
Scriptures from the King James Bible
GOD HAS NOT GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. (2 Kings 6:16)
…but with us is the Lord our God to help us; and to fight our battles… (See 2 Chronicles 32:8)
God is the Master of everything. There are holy battle plans revealed unto us by His Spirit. He is a God who has dominion over the temporal, and the eternal. We serve a supernatural God who operates in the realm of the visible, and the invisible – He is the God of it all.
Our role is to conform to His precepts, and to delight in His testimonies. When we heed what He commands, we benefit in manifold ways as God faithfully rewards our loyalty to what He instructs.
The righteous engage in warfare to destroy the works of the Devil. We have at our ready the power of Almighty God who sends forth His heavenly army with His angels to fight the forces of evil.
When we are engaged in combat we must remember that our protection is allegiance to God’s truth – being mindful that we are covenant people with missions of holiness. We are appointed to resist fear for there is no need to fear since the Father assures that He is our battle strategist. At His beckoning, His army flanks, and surrounds us. And He gives His angels charge over us to keep us in all our ways. With our full armor in place, we are a force through God, the unconquerable Military Master.
At times, we tend to give glory to Satan when we allow our hearts to become distracted by his opposition. God tells us to guard our hearts and to give no place to the devil. The Word states, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” (Isaiah 26:3). Yes, we will become battle weary and need our Father to restore our souls, and to renew our strength. He is there to help us – he promised that He will never fail us or forsake us.
Let us strive, in earnest, to remember whose we are, and whom we serve. The power of God is mightier than any force of wicked energy. We are appointed to let the peace of God rule in our hearts because we indeed belong to the Most High who is more than enough to defeat the foes of His gospel. He can do that unhindered if we fight the good fight of faith - in Him. Our cooperation can guarantee the victories, thanks be unto God!
Sandra
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NO FEAR
ReplyDeleteYour sentence about God's protection reminds me of Proverbs 30.5.
ReplyDeleteI love this line: "At times, we tend to give glory to Satan when we allow our hearts to become distracted by his opposition."
I don't want to bow down to anyone but God!
Thank you for this post. I hope you have an amazing Christmas!
Hi Faith Imagined -
ReplyDeleteAmen to your statement, "I don't want to bow down to anyone but God!"
You are certainly welcome, Faith Imagined. And thank you for visiting and commenting.
Hi Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about this very topic today; how fear undermines the very fabric of our faith.
"We are appointed to resist fear..." -- I like this thought! We have The Immanuel, God with us...has promised to never leave or forsake us.
Blessings and peace.
MTJ
Sandra - I've been SO busy the last two days. Forgive me for not visiting. I'm going to go get some sleep tonight, but I'll be back tomorrow to "catch up" - can't wait! Thanks for understanding!
ReplyDeleteGOD BLESS!
Hi Sharon -
ReplyDeleteThank you...I appreciate your kindness and consideration.
You don't need my forgiveness. We all have our priorities...that need our attention...
PRIORITY 1 of course is GOD.
Hum, my comment disappeared... when we fear we are in essence saying that we do not trust or think God is big enough to carry us through a given situation.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Sandra, May the good Lord continue to bless you and you blog in the New Year. Dee
ReplyDeleteOh boy, Sandra - you're speaking WARRIOR LANGUAGE again! You know how I love that!!
ReplyDeleteI really liked this thought that you had - that we give glory to Satan when we allow him to distract us. Hmmm... That was a really powerful thought, and I've been pondering it. I never looked at it that way - but it rings of truth. To the extent that we give undue attention to anything or anyone other than God, you are so right - we are glorifying something that comes from the enemy.
I don't want that - NO SIR!!
Thanks for an inspiring post - as always, I leave encouraged and blessed!
GOD BLESS!
Greetings -
ReplyDeleteThank you all for visiting.
@Marijo
You are so right about what we are saying, "in essence..."
@Dee
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful wishes.
May our Lord give you His richness in manifold ways.
@Sharon
Yes, Sharon, WARRIOR LANGUAGE it is...Also, I love that we, GOD's people, can DO exploits, so says Daniel 11:32 - KJV, among other places in GOD'S Word.
Truly, we do not want to waste energy giving glory to Satan. He craves attention...
You are certainly welcome, Sharon.