15/07/2011 - Our journey

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They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.

Psalm 84:7

Those who stop in the middle of their journey of faith miss out a lot. We can compare our walk with Christ to riding a bike – the one who stops riding has to get off. We are in a journey outlined by God in which we will only have victories, but in order for us to achieve them we will have to go through struggles. Nevertheless, no Christian that abides correctly by the commandments of God must be frightened when facing any attack from the enemy. If there were the least possibility of the devil hitting and defeating us, the Lord would not let him get close to us or would get rid of the enemy Himself.
The truth is that we are strengthened after each battle. We understand that the fights are necessary stages for our strengthening. The psalmist said that we go from strength to strength. So, as you go through trials in any area of life or even if you fall for some temptation, you must not get desperate, do not keep moaning or accusing the Lord for not looking after you. From fight to fight you will be strengthened and you will overcome. If you transgressed, you must repent and the Lord will give you the opportunity to resume your battles because He wants you to be victorious.
We must always present ourselves before the Most High through praises with which we are approved as workers who do not need to be ashamed (II Timothy 2:15). The Father is wise so He knows why He allows His children to go through several kinds of trials. By all means, He allows us to face those tests because He knows we are capable of overcoming all of them in the end.
The servants of God must always raise holy hands, full of the divine virtue, sanctified by the Word. If your hands are not filled with victories, they must not be raised to praise God. The enemy has been attacking the Church of the Lord Jesus with numerous lies,
making the Christians believe that they are not more than conquerors in all things (Romans 8: 37). If your hands are full of the divine power, you will be able to put an end to this hellish onslaught by solving what seemed to be impossible in your life.
You should not first evaluate the problem to solve it later. Take your stand in Christ and, using the Name of Jesus, give an order for that evil to disappear. But you must never forget that you need to go from strength to strength. It is not good to give glories to God if you can’t manage to overcome the temptations that come up in your life. After all, Jesus said: “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.” (John 4:23).
In Christ, with love,
R. R. Soares