*LIVING SEEDS DEVOTIONALS*
(Life Transforming Words)
Day:144|Wed|May 26th| 21
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*GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH*
_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._
1 Timothy 6:12
We are in the world, but not of the world. We have been promised eternal life and we must do everything to ensure we gain eternity, this is the reason why we must keep fighting, until we receive the crown. The world fight does not a physical fight, it connote, a spiritual fight, Battle in the realms of the spirits. Those who will get to heaven must fight their way toward it. There must be a conflict with corruption and temptations, and the opposition of the powers of darkness. It is a good fight, it is a good cause, and it will have a good results. It is the fight of faith; we do not war after the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal (2Cor. 10:3; 2 Cor. 10:4). He exhorts him to lay hold on eternal life and the following parameters
1. Eternal life is the crown proposed to us, for our encouragement to war, and to fight the good fight of faith, the good warfare. 2. This we must lay hold on, as those that are afraid of coming short of it and losing it. Lay hold, and take heed of losing your hold. Hold fast that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown (Revelation 3:11). 3. We are called to the fight, and to lay hold on eternal life. 4. The profession Timothy and all faithful ministers make before many witnesses is a good profession; for they profess and engage to fight the good fight of faith, and to lay hold on eternal life; their calling and their own profession oblige them to this. Apostle paul suggests to Timothy, that he had other business to do than to mind the things of this world. His life was a state of warfare as he was a soldier, and was not to entangle himself with the things of this life. He had many enemies to engage with, including Satan, and his principalities and powers; sin, and the lusts of the flesh; the world, and the men of it, and a great fight of afflictions to endure with them; as also false teachers, with, whom particularly he was to fight the good fight of faith, that shows the truth of the Gospel, which they resisted, might continue with the saints. This fight is called the fight of faith, partly in opposition to the law, and in which the false teachers, in the apostle's time, were so much engaged, and against whom the apostles set themselves. And partly because the doctrine of faith, the faith of the Gospel, the faith once delivered to the saints, is what they earnestly contended, strove, and fought for; and because the grace of faith, as conversant with the Scriptures of truth, was the weapon they fought with. This may be called a good fight, because it is in a good cause, the cause of God and truth; and under a good Captain, Jesus Christ the Captain of our salvation; for which good weapons are provided, even the whole armor of God, and which are not carnal, but spiritual and mighty; to which may be added, that those who are engaged in this fight may be sure of victory, and the crown of glory, life, and righteousness.( 2Cor 10:4-5, Eph. 6:12-15). As believers we are expected to be soldier at the war front because of the homogeneous terrain we found yourself. If I may ask, what kind of fight are you fighting? The fight of faith or the fight of flesh. Shalom!!!
SHALL WE PRAY: Father in the name of Jesus Christ, help me to always fight the good fight of faith, advancing the cause of the kingdom.
THE BIBLE THROUGH 2Chr. 18-20
MEDITATION 2Tim.4:9-12, Eph 6
SURE PROPHECY. I decree divine settlement for your life and destiny
*Gifted Hands!!!*
©Apostle Thomas & Testimony Adegbile. The senior Pastor,
Revealed life international Christian centre Akure. www.rlcc.org.ng 08035868741
