Why we are

A thought springs to life and then the mind begins to gain traction as the intent launches and it begins to grow. It’s not the thought that cause the destruction but rather the commitment to it. The working of the brain and its function is rather fascinating; enemy or ally, friend or foe? Once God enlightens our understanding to the way entrapment works and we start to recognize and understand it, it not very difficult to appreciate the way our minds are painted with hypocrisy. The fall of Adam and the sin of Eve took care of that. What Now? How does a man get the upper hand on such a curse? The answer is an obvious one, the Lord Jesus Christ and His victory on Calvary. Thank God that this was a once and for all time sacrifice, never to be repeated. It was far better than the First Covenant, Which was a continuous sacrifice for sin with other rituals thrown into the mix for other offenses. No! It is now finished, Jesus Christ the King of Glory has overcome, and He has conquered all. But where does that leave us? The call is this, DRESS FOR BATTLE!  

We needn’t wait for the “rains of life” to stop and then sing “I see clearly now” and then be willing to “put on the mind of Christ”; on the contrary; the harder the times the more the urgency. The harder the struggle the sweeter the victor, this is a truth that we must make own. Look at the accomplishments of our great Saviour and it will soon become very apparent. We must fly the flag of struggle with absolute confidence in our God and Father We are entering a very difficult time for the Christian; but in observation as I flip through the pages of history, I uncover men crucified for their faith and I see women enduring hardships that seem to be unheard of today. Yes, we must all have our struggles as it is part of the design. Therefore we need to take this instruction seriously and remember to dress for battle!

All do not have the opportunity to dress with battle fortitude which will keep the enemy at bay. It is an obvious fact that the struggle of life distresses everyone but is only God’s enlisted soldiers that have an armoury open them, those individuals who truly believer in the finished work of Calvary, those who have been born of the Spirit (God’s Spirit), and those who believe in their hearts that on the third day after his son’s death that God raised HIM from the dead. And for those who are willing to confess Him as Lord, not silently but publically with their mouths; these then are the ones who are entitled to enter the armoury at any given time and to freely dress for battle…

There is a universal key that opens this lock; He is the Lamb of God and His name is Jesus Christ the Lord; He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, the great “I AM” and every knee will bow to Him and every tongue shall confess Him as Lord. If you are already counted amongst God’s number, if your name is called at roll-call then you need to get on with the business at hand, but for those who aren’t sure where they fit, or if they think that their name is called but cannot be certain, It would be far more prudent to err on the side of safety than chance. Which means, if there is doubt to whether you will be saved or not, whether you will end up in heaven or hell, if this thought eats at you, rather be safe than sorry. Remember that we are all guaranteed death (outside of those involved with the rapture), but death in the flesh is only the first leg of our existence. It is imperative we lockdown what is needed to hold us in good stead for our second leg and this happens when we shed our flesh and blood bodies. Do not be fooled into thinking that there is no afterlife; just because that may be your opinion does not mean it is a fact. Opinions will never change the laws of gravity, they are set in stone as it where, why? God has so ordained it. So too will our spiritual bodies live or die forever! Life for those found in Christ, true believers in what God the Father did for us, sending his Son to take our punishment; sinners who obtained mercy when we deserved no mercy.

For those of us who found grace, not because of who we are in ourselves, but because our God is a merciful God and somewhere along our life cycle we encountered the living God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who opened our eyes to the truth of life and death. He showed us our pitiful states, sinners destined to a Godless eternity and all because of our sin. Just imagine if He left us wallowing in the mire without any hope. The expression, “you’ve made your bed now lie in it” rings true. As a sinner and a hater of God, I was doomed to an eternal existence without God and yet God chose to make a way… Praise the glorious name of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour; He sent His only Son to die in my place. If I had not come to understand this truth I would never believe it possible, and yet the only true living God chose to give me hope and so to free me from what I deserve, hell and all its filth, He chose rather to kill His Son so that I could go free. What a gracious God we serve, if in fact we serve Him.

Here is the good news, no rather the greatest news for now; if you still have breath and you still live in this world, this means you still have an opportunity to embrace the hope of the gospel, you can at this point in your life fall to your knees and cry out to this merciful God and ask Him to open your eyes to His truths so that they may become your accuracies and save your soul, adding you to His playing field, which is to be number amongst the saints. There is no greater privilege. Call then on the name of Jesus with heart felt sincerity and I can assure you He will respond to that plea; on what authority do I make such a brash statement? Most certainly not because of my own personal experience which was and is obviously very real to me but rather on the authority of God’s Word; “For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."” (Romans 10:13)

Signing off

Tyrone