WORDS

Be ready to win

Have a true commitment with God

11/05/2017

By: Bishop Roberto Santana

Article by: Victor Correa

Ephesians 6.10 gives us the hope that if we keep ourselves firm and persevering, our time for winning will come. The instruction of apostle Paul is that we wear the armor of the power of God for us to be strong against devil`s traps Devil is strategic, perseverant, and patient when setting traps. If you don`t fall in his traps, he starts all over again and keeps himself this way over and over. But I don`t want you to be concerned about that because if you dress God`s armor, you will be protected; when devil sets traps, he will fall in them himself.

Our struggling is not against other human beings, even those who disturb you, rob you, harm you, or harm your family, even though it seems unforgivable. Devil wants you to hate and keep your heart broken because of other people for you to lose your salvation. The Bible says that just the ones who have clean heart are able to see God.

Our fight is against evil strength, which dwells in celestial regions. Our fight is against evil spirit that supports the world in this revolting and defeated condition, and we see it`s led by Satan and his devils. We have to keep ourselves strong and unshaken to overcome bad days as if nothing had happened even after fights and adversities, which come to our lives. We wear shoes in order to protect our feet against damages that may happen while we walk. Because of that we wear shoes on our spiritual feet. Along the way, we may find thorns and difficulties so if our spiritual feet are not protected with the Word, we won`t stand pains. The shield used by warriors and shock troops were made to provide protection. So, you who lost your faith due to some fight must recover it as soon as possible because it`s in faith that we are shielded. Faith shield is what holds evil`s arrows; those whispered words that say “it`s worthless, there`s no way out, you will die, you will keep the misery condition”, among others. Just faith may neutralize those evildoer`s suggestions. The Bible is your sword; you have to be with it twenty-four hours a day. God`s Word must be in your heart; you have to live what the Bible teaches you, I don`t mean carrying it under your arms. You have to be everywhere, the way you are at the church. Our head must also be protected, because every time the Bible talks about “heart”, it means our thoughts. We have to be in spirit of prayer, seeking, talking about God all the time, which is very good and favorable to our lives. Devil works fulltime to harm us, to put us against God. The Bible tells us to keep our vigil and of others too We have to constantly keep our vigil without retroceding to resist devil, which knows that if we keep firm, we will be given what God prepared to us because we wait faithfully. Devil doesn`t want you to succeed, so he tries to make you fall through several ways all of occasions. He tries to prevent you from receiving what God prepared for you. Watching out means to be attentive at the Lord Jesus perseveringly. We have to have a commitment with God. It doesn`t matter what happens to us, we have to be committed to God. I don`t wan tot o intimidate you, but when the Lord Jesus prayed before being arrested an dafter He saw the disciples sleeping, He reprimanded them be cause they slept. If you are committed to God, the Lord hears you and answers you.