So how do we go about living in God's strength and not being influenced by the culture of fear promoted by Satan? Five ways:
#1) Clarifying God's Strength
#2) Clothed in God's Strength
#3) Claiming God's Strength
#4) Commanding God's Strength
#5) Confidence in God's Strength
#1) Clarifying God's Strength. Let's be clear: Satan has enormous strength, and sometimes he is allowed by God to exercise it as in the case of Job (Job 1-2). But here is what must be clarified: Satan only attacks Christians as a way to attack God. Satan's goal in spiritual warfare is to hurt, wound, discourage, or derail you so as to cause you to deny God's goodness, His faithfulness, His promises, and His loving care. If Satan can make your life miserable enough to cause you to deny or desert your faith, or speak poorly of God's love and protection, He will have won the battle. Therefore, God's promise of defense doesn't guarantee you won't ever be attacked or even wounded in spiritual warfare. (Just consider Job, Paul, Jesus, or countless innocent martyrs in the Church.) But it does mean you will have strength to praise God in the midst of every trial. Your goal in spiritual warfare is not comfort -- it is Christ-likeness.
Your Benefits Package by Dr David Jeremiah
#1) Clarifying God's Strength
#2) Clothed in God's Strength
#3) Claiming God's Strength
#4) Commanding God's Strength
#5) Confidence in God's Strength
#1) Clarifying God's Strength. Let's be clear: Satan has enormous strength, and sometimes he is allowed by God to exercise it as in the case of Job (Job 1-2). But here is what must be clarified: Satan only attacks Christians as a way to attack God. Satan's goal in spiritual warfare is to hurt, wound, discourage, or derail you so as to cause you to deny God's goodness, His faithfulness, His promises, and His loving care. If Satan can make your life miserable enough to cause you to deny or desert your faith, or speak poorly of God's love and protection, He will have won the battle. Therefore, God's promise of defense doesn't guarantee you won't ever be attacked or even wounded in spiritual warfare. (Just consider Job, Paul, Jesus, or countless innocent martyrs in the Church.) But it does mean you will have strength to praise God in the midst of every trial. Your goal in spiritual warfare is not comfort -- it is Christ-likeness.
Your Benefits Package by Dr David Jeremiah
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