Rabbi Jonathan Cahn said, “We want to be in the center of the
will of GOD. We want to
be in the center of the enemy’s hate.”
When we are doing the will of GOD we will be attacked, the devil hates GOD and he hates Christians and
he hates Christians doing the will of GOD.
The scriptural teaching is to seek GOD and His Kingdom first. To resist the devil
and he will flee. We are to stand fast in the liberty in which Christ has made
us free. To crucify ourself (take up our cross) and to obey Christ (do GOD’s will) by doing the works
of GOD.
Our warfare is spiritual not natural even though we live in
the natural and are being attacked in the natural. The devil’s realm is the
natural realm even though he is a spiritual being. Christ’s Kingdom is both the
natural and spiritual realms. When we are attacked we are to press into the
will of GOD.
Christ is the creator and the devil is a usurper, a distorter
of truth (liar) and a murderer. Everything from Christ is good no matter how it
looks at the time. Everything from the devil is evil no matter how it looks at
the time.
So how does this play out in our lives? Sometime with
difficulty, sometimes with defeat but it can and should always be in the
victory of the Cross and Resurrection of Christ. We cannot live the victorious
life of a Christian if we are not centered in Christ. It is the resurrection
power of His Holy Spirit living in us that teaches us and allows us to do the
works of GOD and live
the victorious life of service in the natural realm that prepares us for the
eternal life of service in His eternal Kingdom.
Warfare is a continual part of our life whether we are a
Christian or not! If we are not a Christian we are still under the attack of
the devil to destroy us and to keep us from the truth of salvation through
Jesus. The devil will do anything that leads to our natural death and eternal
damnation, especially if it pleases the flesh. Jesus Christ did everything to
bring us out of darkness into His Light so that we can see the truth about
salvation and eternal life. Jesus is the only One who can and did save us in
this natural life and the eternal life to come.
GOD’s
Kingdom (both the natural and eternal realms) is not about living a religious lifestyle
it is about having a personal relationship with GOD through Christ by the empowering of His Holy
Spirit. As we grow in our personal relationship with GOD and discover how much He loves us and all
that He has done and is doing for us we naturally desire to obey Him and do His
will.
What are the works of GOD? To obey the commandments of Jesus, love GOD with all our heart, mind
and strength, to love one another (other Christians), to love our neighbors (saved
or not) as we love ourselves, to be in unity (with all other Christians) and to
yield our spirit, soul and body to do the will of GOD.
What is the will of GOD? It is to preach the gospel to everyone alive, to
lay hands on the sick and see them recover, to cast out demons, to raise the
dead back to life, to make His enemies His footstool and to disciple the
nations of the world into His Kingdom. We all cannot do all of these things but
we all can do some or one of these things.
When we do the will and work’s of GOD we will be attacked, when we are attacked we
will be victorious in Christ Jesus when we remember no matter how hard it is
Jesus already defeated the devil and gave us His authority over the devil.
Nothing the devil or any person can do will cause GOD to forsake us, nothing the devil or any person can
do can take us away from GOD’s
loving eternal grasp. No matter what happens to us in the natural GOD has prepared a place for us
in His eternal Kingdom.
Seek GOD
and His righteousness first and be in His will second and we’ll be in the third
Heaven with Jesus.
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