TOPIC: FAITH IS A FIGHT
TEXT: 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Memory Verse: Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection.
FOCUS
Today we are looking at faith is a fight. The bible told us that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. You will agree with me that when the enemy raises storms like flood, the spirit of the Lord will raise a standard against it. Faith is a spirit that gets connected to God; so one of the ways to survive a stormy time is to see your faith as a fight.
The Bible admonishes us to contend earnestly with the fight that was once delivered to us. There are many things that will come your way that you will have to fight for. You will have to fight for your salvation, defend your belief, your priorities, fight through hurdles of life so that you can overcome.
You have to fight a good fight of faith so that you don’t become a laughing stock, so that people will not ask where is your God. If you will not fight, your faith might not work. It’s time to arise and fight the good fight of faith, fight for what you know is true. You might not take no for an answer; this is a new year I want you to take a decision that since faith is a fight that has been won by our Lord Jesus, so you are not fighting from the perspective of defeat but from a winner’s perspective. As you fight the fight of faith this year, you will have good reports.
LESSON
Hebrews 11:33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions
Our warfare is not carnal so we are not fighting a physical battle. So what are we fighting? We are fighting powers and principalities, rulers, people that said No to the yes of God in our life, people that say they will never allow your prophecies to come to pass.
Faith is what makes a man to go extra mile, to do more than what a man will naturally do. Through faith, they were valiant, strong, they subdue kingdom. In every kingdom there is a king; so it means they over power the king and took over the kingdom.
You remember the Hebrew boys, they were thrown into the furnace of fire and they survived because their faith was active. They were not operating permissive faith but an active faith. A living faith is an active faith and an active faith is a faith that will deliver good report. They were not mediocre, but men and women who were not ready to take No for an answer, they were women like Ruth who couldn’t see anything and yet believed in a future that is glorious. They were women like Sarah who believed that even though her body is dead yet, will give birth to her promise. These are works of faith; go ahead and exercise your faith. Faith is a fight!
PERSONAL CONFESSION
I receive grace to fight for my faith.
PRAYER FOCUS
Father help me to build a strong faith that can withstand all things.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Faith is a fight, Until you fight for it, it may not deliver your expected results.
Faith is taking what belongs to you that was stolen by the enemy.
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