We fight from victory, not for victory. We rejoice before we see the victory because we respond to the character and nature of God, not the circumstances before us!
There is no battle between God and the devil. He has been defeated.
Jesus triumphed over the enemy on the cross. Now we get to implement His victory!
When we offer thanksgiving and praise we are responding to Who He is, His nature, His character, His goodness.
When I worship I am the sacrifice!
Matthew 6
He is calling us to a place of deeper intimacy with Him.
Do we respond to our circumstances or to the heart and nature of God and His promises?
Proverbs 26:4-5
We love His principles, but principles without the Presence is like the Kingdom without the King! The key is to apply the principle at the proper time. Unless He speaks we don’t know what to do. God is in this situation and the next.
What is the Lord saying in this situation?
It is our responsibility to discern when He is speaking.
