Monday, March 25, 2013

Righteous Do Not Fight, but Stand

I did a word study on "righteous" and "fight", and I found nothing.

When I did another search on "righteous" and "stand", I found a number of verses:

"In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. " (Isaiah 54: 14)

and

"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (Ephesians 6: 11)

Stand established in your righteousness, Beloved. This is a matter of faith, not force:

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

"Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world." (1 Peter 5: 8-9)

We do not fight with the devil, because he is already a defeated enemy:

"And when he [The Holy Spirit] is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

"Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged." (John 16: 11)

Your greatest enemy is the devil:

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

"(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

'Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." (2 Corinthians 10: 3-5)

"We do not war after the flesh" -- we do not fight with our bodies, but relying on the Word of God, our sword (Ephesians 6: 17; Hebrews 4: 12). The Word of God is not for fighting with a physical enemy, but rather for us to renew our minds to the Truth of our victory in Christ:

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." (Romans 8: 37)

James outlines our focus:

"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 4: 7)

Rest in God's provision and protection for you. In Him we stand, and the devil is forced to flee.

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