Take Your Stand
Ephesians 6:10-13 "10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full
armor of God, so that you can take your
stand
against the devil's schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of
this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
Ever
since Christ's ascension, those who profess to have a relationship with Christ
have had the responsibility to "go and make disciples". The first "witnesses" of the true
Christ, those apostles who were called together by Christ were transformed from
being just "civilians" of this world to being "ambassadors"
of the kingdom of heaven. The Bible teaches that we are not to be of this world
but in it, Romans 12:2. We are each
responsible to clearly understand our roles as disciples, Mathew 28:16-20. You
and I are His first responders to rescue those who have fallen into sins snare
and bring them to the same saving, freeing relationship with Christ that we are
to have.
We have a problem Houston! Many who are testifying to be rescuers are
not fulfilling their training and are incompetent. There is a miss-representation of the role of
a disciple. We each must "get back on track" with God's plan,
Jeremiah 29:11-14. With many professed Christians, there is a void, a gap in
the connection or relationship with God.
In order to correct it, one has to understand the void, how it was
created and find the bridge that
connects the pieces so to fulfill the whole.
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