2020 starts a new decade and a new decade comes with its blessings and its challenges. In life, we all face trials and battles - perhaps in our job, our family life, battles against temptation, against thoughts of worry, battles for mental or physical health, battles with the system, as well as spiritual battles. Whatever fight we face, the Bible reveals the key strategy to experience victory.
The Bible from the very beginning records it’s Victories, Blessings and the battles (From Adam & Eve, Noah, Moses, Joshua, Jehoshaphat, David, Samson, kings, prophets etc). Almost all of the mentioned did not depend on their abilities but depended on God Almighty. Our Lord Jesus Christ faced battles before His dead and His disciples also faced battles too.
To God be praised, Jesus dead and fought the victory on our behalf. He is the winning strategy because He is Alive forevermore. Even though, we have won the victory, as long as this life is concerned..we are still faced with daily battles and fights (Ephesians 6:10-18). Paul battled greatly (2 Corinthians 11:25-28), but at the end he declared "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith".
The Good Fight is a fight of faith. It means to say yes and Amen to the plans of God for your life without wavering in obedience or hesitating with fear. It means to stand firmly anchored in the Word, anchored in the power of the Spirit, reckoning ourselves dead to our feelings and our human reasoning, not letting sin rule in our mortal body by obeying its lusts. It means to stand in the face of opposition and remain confident that the Lord can and will deliver you. It is not a fight against God but rather a struggle against the world system, the flesh and our own self-will.
Fighting the Good Fight of faith is not so much hostile combat against a physical enemy, but rather rising to a challenge of the Christian life and confidently taking hold of the eternal life that is ours in Christ. Seize hold of every opportunity, trusting His all-sufficient grace to bring you through by faith.
YOU ARE NOT THE ONE FIGHTING BUT
GOD IS FIGHTING FOR YOU.
GOD IS FIGHTING FOR YOU.
Further Scripture Study: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30; 1 Tim 6:12
Declare This: Dear Father, my life is in You Lord and everything i have is yours. I declare 2020 is my year of the goof fight and I'm prepared, positioned, strengthened, resolved, to win and be triumphant in all I do. I am seizing every opportunity and trusting in You for solutions because I trust in Your all-sufficient grace for my life in Jesus name Amen.
