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Facing the Enemy Fearlessly
Chapter 1
The why Life of God’s children
Why do most Christians live a defeated life? Why do most of them move with their heads facing down? Why are they always in tears? Why most of them are not successful? Why most of them are always the first culprits to be retrenched in their places of work? Why do we find high statistics of divorce amongst Christians? Why most street kids found in our cities are of Christian family backgrounds? Why do most Christian churches are of improper structures; Christians worship in tents, schools and in their houses?
The big question is, why? It is the fact that the devil is playing hide and seek amongst the children of God. He is applying his tricks and is enjoying it. The devil is engaged in what we call, ‘Operation Visa Versa’. The devil is destroying the children of the living God and stealing what is destiny for them. He is exchanging the blessings prepared for God’s children with curses and evil things.
Ecclesiastes 10:5-7, “Here is an injustice I have seen in the world; an injustice caused by rulers. Stupid people are given positions of authority while the rich are ignored. I have seen slaves on horseback while noblemen go on foot like slaves.”
This scripture refers to Christians and non-Christians. Christians in this sense are those who are called the children of God; those who does His will and live by His word. It is clear from this scripture of the Ecclesiastes that; Christians are victims of the injustices of this world.
Christians are heirs to the things of God. Instead of inheriting what is for their Father God, they are subjected to all sorts of evils, attacks and sufferings. They are subjected to live a life of slavery. They live a miserable lifestyle. They live in poverty and in shame. They are laughing objects in their communities. They are always embarrassed and removed from top positions. They are ignored and surpassed in their societies. The enemy is enjoying seeing the children of God going through such pains. It makes him happy seeing Christians failing and moaning all the times.
Genesis 1:26, “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth that moves along the ground.’”
God gave His children authority and dominion over all His creation. Christians are His children, and power had been given to them to govern what belongs to Him, and they are to benefit from it. They have power over all animals; the mountains and plants. They have power over the seas and its contents. They have power over the devil and his followers! Now the question is; why do Christians live a defeated life?
If you are a child of God, His love is upon you. It is His love that you should be called His child, and that is what you are. Since He loves you as His child, it is your right to inherit what belongs to Him.
1 John 3:1, “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.”
They did not know Him who loves us so much. Because they did not know Him, they are not to be called His children. They are not supposed to inherit His possession. Strange enough, statistics proves that most non-Christians own the wealthy of this world; they are in top government positions; they make the world go round. They are successful.
Whilst the devil followers are enjoying all the elite and wealth they have stolen; he is also using them to destroy the lives of many people living under the sun. These include Christians and many of His followers.
John 10:10, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
The scripture is clearer on what the devil’s agenda and activities are on earth. He is fighting against God’s children; he is fighting to destroy God’s creation and His people who are his followers. The devil’s purpose is to kill and destroy. But thank God for Jesus. He has come to reverse every trap set against God’s children; He has come to remove all the obstacles laid before God’s children; He has come to reverse all the curses and everything that is evil against Christians and surly He has come to give life in its fullest.
With him you can face the enemy without fear. You have the right ammunition and that is Jesus. He is a perfect rifle; He is a perfect weapon. Oh, how I love Him.