My spirit has been stirring up here the last several weeks over many, many things. I cannot, I will not be idle when so much perverseness is taking place! Am I going to be violent? What are my course of actions? It appears that many groups out there are taking it to people through militant use of force and pursuing a kind of persecution if said actions are not accepted.
The Apostle Peter felt that he had a right to defend Jesus with the use of violence; but let Jesus’ words sink right in. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
53 — Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
54 But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
56 But all this was done, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
Matthew 26:52-56
God knows how to war, after all it’s one of his names- Jehovah Sabaoth. “Look at what Jesus said: But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?” God is not interested in “taking it to them”, He is more concerned with allowing His word to play out so that what is written would be done. In His grand idea of this whole thing called “the Earth experience”, God already knew what course of action to take so that men might be saved. This is the weightier of the two.
It’s easy to bring harm to people, but it’s much harder to love. What many people fail to see is the catastrophic damage that love actually does to those that oppose Him. Sometimes we are a bit too narrow-minded, and the other times we are somewhat farsighted. We must align ourselves with Jesus and the word of God so we can have the balance needed to walk out this life victoriously.
Love is the end game. It’s also the end times strategy found in the book of Revelation that will ultimately stop Satan and his angels once and for all and put them in their place. The warning here is this: if you are found in opposition to God now, and you choose to not make it right by repentance, you stand in jeopardy of going to the same place as Satan, it’s your choice.
So you see, yes I’m stirred to action, but my kingdom is not of this world, so therefore, I do not use the weapons of this world to fight. Yes, I fight, but not according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. You see, people are not the enemy, the spirits who motivate them are. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:12
If you are provoked to action as I am, make sure you’re fighting correctly, and know also the rules of engagement. As with all of life, if you break the rules, then consequences will come, be sure of it. I hope and pray this has blessed you. I pray this blog has found you well. If you need prayer, please feel free to drop a line at our website: www.madeinthefire.ws.
Till the next time. Be blessed, be safe. Amen.
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