You are Preparing For Victory. Day Eight (8)

You are Preparing For Victory. Day Eight (8): “Beloved, Grace and Peace be unto you, from God our Father and from the LORD Jesus Christ. We are a victorious people indeed. We are on Day number EIGHT, (8) WOW!!!! This is indeed something to give God thanks for. You have defeated not only the intention of the Devil, but you have also seen the big picture, as Sister Tinisha Smith admonished us yesterday, and achieved a closeness with God you have never achieved before. Well done beloved, you are on your way.

Beloved, I want to encourage you today with regard to this journey. There are some benefits to praying and fasting. The obvious reason is you get prayers answered, this discipline does foster a closer relationship to Christ. All these are reason enough to do this. There is although another good reason. Demons are part of the Christians woes. Meaning when you are living for Christ you will encounter the adversary. There is something you need to know. Being part of the club does not make you victorious. Let’s look at this text:

Mark 9:28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, why could not we cast him out?
Mark 9:29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

The disciples were absolutely part of Jesus’ inner circle, but this did not guarantee success in dealing with demonic activity. They had seen Jesus heal many people, and obviously even their attempts at doing certain things were successful. So much so that they did honestly expect to be successful with this issue. You know sometimes we think that membership in our church should mean that we can handle anything. We think because we have been saved a longtime, there is nothing I cannot do. The disciples really asked this question, for it puzzled them. We have seen you do these things, but we cannot do it. So many times we think because we seen the result, we understand everything it takes to get there. If we see a drummer playing the drums, and he sounds amazing, we think if we just do what we saw him do, we should get the same results. The disciples asked him seriously, ‘Why could not we cast him out?’
Jesus let’s them know that there is only one-way and it is not the way you think. Being around me is not the key, watching me is not the key, using the right formula is not the key. You cannot deal with demons by being around the church, or even belonging to the church; you must actively do something that will prepare you for this task. Listen, even in everyday life we see the same principle. You cannot be a professional soldier by being around the military; you must go to boot camp. You cannot engage yourself in the medical profession because you have the spirit of medicine, you must go to school. Well beloved you will need to be able to deal with certain demons in your life, and Jesus says the only way for certain victory is to do what you are doing right now, FASTING.
So as you go through your day, know that you are preparing yourself, equipping yourself for victory. You are doing it. You are preparing yourself for the front lines. Onward Christian Soldier. This Kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Remember drink plenty of water. All the water you can drink. By now, you cannot drink just any water because the taste is getting to you. It is all part of the journey. Keep praying for the things on your prayer list. Do one day at a time. Just fast for today. Don’t worry about tomorrow just concern yourself with today. I am in awe of you. You can do it. You are preparing yourself for victory!

Your Because I am His,
Leo Colon
http://www.ihpfwc.org
leocolon.wordpress.com

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