Weapons of our Warfare 6

“We destroy people’s arguments and every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4c-5 NCV

This subject “a life of righteousness” interests me to continue to study God’s Word. What is the proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God? One example of Jesus confronted the proud religious leaders.

I remembered from the movie, “The Gospel of John.” Christ had confronted the religious leaders who claimed the rights to change some of the laws or God’s Word to suit their needs. Jesus argued against them and said, “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye DEVOUR WIDOWS’ HOUSES …” (Matthew 23:14b kjv).

One of Pharisees’ laws allowed them to take away things or houses from the widows. The widows did not have any protection when they lose a husband if he made a loan that could not be paid. The widows would have to go to the judge to get their rights of protection (Luke 18:3).

Many false religious leaders could twist the Word of God to suit their needs or reasons (Matthew 24:11). A person could lose “a life of righteousness” when there is no fear of God before their eyes (Romans 3:18 kjv). This is a weapon that the enemy uses “having no respect for God’s Word.”

By holding on to this spiritual weapon, “our life of righteousness in Christ” against the enemy, we, the born again believers will come forth victorious. Jesus said, “You that hold on to the end, you will be saved” (Matt. 24:13).

Weapons of our Warfare 5

“We destroy people’s arguments and every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4c-5
New Century Version.

The Scripture says: “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal.” Paul listed some of these weapons. The second weapon is “a life of righteousness.” Paul talked a lot about righteousness in the book of Romans. Paul gave an example of Abraham: “Abraham believed God, and God accepted Abraham’s faith, and that faith made him right with God” (Rom. 4:3b).

“When people work, their pay is not given as a gift, but as something earned. But people cannot do any work that will make them right with God. So they must trust in (God), who makes even evil people right in (God’s) sight. Then God accepts their faith, and that makes them right with HIM” (Rom. 4:4-5).

“God makes people right with HIMSELF through their faith in Jesus Christ. This is true for all who believe in Christ, because all the people are the same” (Rom. 3:22). When we accept Jesus Christ into our hearts, we are clothed in Christ’s righteousness so we are ‘in the right standing with God.’

Now, Paul talked about is “a life of righteousness.” This is a big subject so I will give one thing that is important. The world will know where we stand when we put our trust in Christ’s righteousness, not ours. By using this weapon “a life of righteousness” against the enemy, the church (born again believers) will come forth victorious.

(New Century Version translations were used).

All Things Work

"All things work together for
good to them that love God."
Romans 8:28a Bread Box 1/5/10

God has a plan for those who
love Him to be like His Son,
Jesus (Rom. 8:28b-30).

It is all about God building
a character inside of us. Our
character consists of weakness
and strength. A character is
a special way in which any
person feels, thinks, and
acts. A character means all
of the qualities or features
that we have in us.

"All things work together for
good" is not always easy to
understand. One is the happy
times and another is the painful
times and they are included in
building our characters.

Holy Spirit encourages us to
keep our faith in Him and His
work inside of us.

So trust God today!

Dorothy
PS. Sometimes song helps.
"On-ly be-lieve, on-ly be-lieve;
All things are possible, on-ly be-lieve;
On-ly be-lieve, on-ly be-lieve;
All things are possible, on-ly be-lieve."
(By Robert Harkness)

Good Courage

"Be of good courage, and
he (God) shall strengthen
thine heart." Psalm 27:14b
From the Bread Box 2/4/10

When you face bad news or
problems, do you ever felt
like your heart 'sink'
(go lower) like a ship sank
in the water? The heart is
the center of our emotion
and it is a place where it
hits us very hard.

"Be brave and God will make
your heart stronger." Why?
So your heart could focus
better when you need to
work on something.

God will make your heart
to rise up and see God's
miracle.

So trust God today!

Dorothy

Dwell In Love

"(You) that dwelleth in love dwelleth
in God, and God in(you)." 1 John 4:16c
From the Bread Box 2/3/10

So where does "love" comes from?
It begin with "God is love"
(1 John 4:16b).

You who practice being a loving person,
it is clearly seen that God is in you
and God's presence is there with you.

John, the Beloved disciple said, "We
have known and believed the love that
God hath to us" (1 John 4:16a).

John has seen Jesus' loving personality
and it influenced him so much that he
was called the "Beloved Disciple." He was
able to say, "We know this by experience
and we trust the love that God has for us."

The verses remind us that being mean or
talk mean or sign mean doesn't really help
us being a loving person, doesn't it?

So trust God today to be a loving person!

Dorothy

Confess Jesus

"Whosoever shall confess that Jesus
is the Son of God . . ." 1 John 4:15a
From the Bread Box 2/2/10

Why is it so important to confess or
say what we believe? Because Jesus said,
"Whosoever therefore shall confess Me
before men, (you) will I confess also
before My Father which is in heaven."

John, the beloved disciple of Jesus
wrote that it is so important to say
for what we believe.

When I say, Jesus is the Son of God,
it means that I admit to be true. I
feel so good inside of me when I say
that Jesus is the Son of God.

Why is that? 1 John 4:15b says,
"God dwelleth in him (you) and he
(you) in God." Wow! God lives in me?
And I live in God?" What an honor!

So trust God today for having a
beautiful relationship with Him!

Dorothy

My Presence

"My presence shall go with thee, and
I will give you rest." Exodus 33:14
From the Bread Box 2/1/10


Moses prayed to God, "Show me Your way,
Your plans . . . that I may lead this
nation, Your people into the new land
flowing with milk and honey"
(Ex. 33:3a,12,13).

Moses may have felt such a heavy burden
and prayed to the Lord. God said, "My
Presence will go with you and I will
bring you to your resting-place."

Do you get scared and nervous to do
something new? God said, "I will go
with you and I will put you at ease
and give you success."

So trust God today!

Dorothy