02/10/2019 - UPHELD IN BATTLES

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You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. Psalm 18:35

The armor that God gives to His servants, so that they battle successfully against evil that comes against them and prevents them from carrying out divine will, is more than anyone could obtain by themselves as they prepare to fulfill their duties.  The Lord prepares and readies us in such a way, that we are never put to shame in battles.  The sad thing is that we have never dedicated sufficient time to reading the Bible, thus, we do not know our duty to win in everything. 

Learning that you are invested with all that is needed to be a conqueror, because the One that prepared You is perfect, rise up and go against evil convinced of your victory.  The devil cannot defeat a member of the Body of Christ who is living in holiness.  Therefore, it doesn’t matter what the king of Hell has planned against you, continue firmly in the Name of Jesus.  This way, you will be successful.

Besides the weapons you have received the shield of salvation too, so that you will never be overcome; after all, you are a representative of the Kingdom of God. Do not have the least of fears to give the enemy the answer from Heaven, because you have the invincible shield that is good to guard you from the snares from Hell, which is worthless.

You have the needed protection, so keep on until the end.  If the battle seems more intense than your strength, do not forget that the hand of God will sustain you.  Therefore, never throw in the towel or confess that you no longer have the conditions to remain in the fight. No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it (1 Corinthians 10:13). Victory is ours!

To be upheld by the hand of God gives us the absolute certainty that we will succeed in any circumstance or situation.  If you resist the devil, you will be the only one to see him fleeing from you.  Be the warrior that pleases the Lord; this way, He will never leave you in the hands of the devil.  If the Almighty permitted that some battle has come against you, it is because He knows what He has invested you with.  Trusting in Christ, you will be more than conqueror. (Romans 8:37) Halleluiah!

There is no reason to fear tomorrow, unless you do not have faith in God.  Salvation provided by Christ is perfect, and those who share in it are born again.  This means that the devil cannot use any scheme against this person, because the old things have passed and everything has been made new (2 Corinthians 5:17).  Now the devil can no longer enter in our life when he pleases, for we have been removed from his kingdom of darkness and brought to the light in the kingdom of Jesus, the reign of Truth (Colossians 1:13)!

We have the shield of salvation, and this assures us that no arrow of the devil will reach us.  The hand of the All-Powerful sustains us, and the meekness of the Lord will give us the needed patience to see through and not be beguiled by the devil, in order for us to sin.  We are and will always be the joy of the Almighty and will never stumble or be put to shame. 

In Christ, with Love,

R. R. Soares