Memorise: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have
kept the faith: 2nd Timothy 4:7
Read: 1st Timothy 6:11-14 (KJV)
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these
things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience,
meekness. 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. 13 I give thee charge in the sight of
God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius
Pilate witnessed a good confession; 14 That thou keep this
commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus
Christ:
The basis for all spiritual warfare can be explained as the opposition or
hostility between light and darkness. Darkness is associated with blindness,
emptiness, uncertainty, inactivity, stagnancy, ignorance, failure, wickedness,
fear and evil. Darkness was dominant authority over the universe in the
beginning, and this was evidently the status quo at the time of creation in Genesis
1:1. Then God said let there be light and there was light. Light is a very
powerful force. When there is light, darkness has no choice than to disappear. John
1:5 says,
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
However, the truth is, not all light can outshine darkness. For instance,
Genesis 1 talks of categories of light.
“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and
the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.” Genesis 1:16
There are lights of the sun, moon and stars. Then there are man-made
lights of varying sizes. If you put on tiny torch in the midst of total
darkness, you will only see the spot that the torch is pointing at. Everywhere
else will be surrounded by darkness. The size of a light determines the area it
will dominate or rule over. The sun rules over
the day because it is far brighter than the moon. If the moon were to replace
the sun during the day, there will be darkness during the day. Similarly, if
you bring sun to replace the moon during the night time, the night will turn
into day. This tells us that what determines the result of a situation is the
amount of light it is exposed to. This means that exposing varying degrees of
light on the same situation will give you different results. The volume of the
light of God’s Word that you are exposed to will determine the degree of the
change you will experience.
The intensity and size of God’s light in you will determine the sphere of
domination. Although, God has commanded you to dominate everything, the actual
scope of your dominance will be determined by the amount of God’s Word that is
in you. The Word is the light of the world. If you lack the Word, you lack the
light that gives definition to your ability to dominate. As you increase your
Word content, you enlarge your coast. Staying away from the Word automatically
reduces your glow and ultimately your ability to control forces, situations and
circumstances. On the other hand, the moment you stop shinning as light,
darkness will swallow you up. If you want to be victorious over forces of
darkness, you should daily expose yourself to the light from God’s Word. The
Word is the sword of the Spirit and the chief weapon of our warfare as
Christians.
Prayer Point: Father, please baptize me in the pool of Your Word today in
Jesus’ name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Leviticus 13, Psalms 123-124
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