In response to their impending attack, the villagers grabbed anything they could get to fight with—sticks, pitchforks, rakes and rocks. They started down the hill to meet these soldiers and defend their island.
When the soldiers got out of their boat, they turned around and set fire to the boat and shoved it out into the ocean. When the people of the village saw that, they laid down their pitchforks, rakes and sticks and surrendered. Do you know why? These brave warriors had not come to retreat; they had come to conquer or die, but not retreat.
How about your Christian life? Have you kept a boat pulled up on the beach? Perhaps you’ve said, “Well, I’m going to quit drinking, but I’m going to keep a bottle of liquor—just in case I go back.” You will. And do you know why? Because you are already backing up. The devil has already gotten you intimidated.
What you need to say is, “I will overcome him by the blood of the Lamb, the word of my testimony and I will love not my life unto the death. I am going for God.”
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About the author: Greg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and is also a political analyst, author, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the National War Council. By day he is a self-employed non-emergency medical transport driver, as well as being an author and blogger. His articles are first published on Inspirational Christian Blogs, and I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ! His articles have been widely published on many well-known conservative websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please feel free to do so leaving all links intact and crediting the author and the website that the article appeared on.
Greg is the author of the newly released book: Spiritual Darkness is Destroying America and the Church
Categories: INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS
Luke 21:36 "Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."