It’s A Personal fight
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,
whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a
good profession before many witnesses (1 Timothy 6:12).
Observe that the Apostle Paul didn’t say to
Timothy, “I’ll fight the good fight of faith for
you”; the fight of faith is a personal fight; howbeit, a
good one. It’s a good fight because you always win. It’s
the only fight God expects us to fight and the weapon
you need is the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word
of God. You engage in the fight of faith by holding
onto God’s Word, maintaining your confessions, in
the face of staggering oppositions.
Perhaps, you lost your job and every effort to
get a new one has proved abortive; or maybe you’re
married and haven’t been able to have children. You
may have even been told it’s medically impossible
for you to conceive, because the fallopian tubes are
damaged; whatever the case may be, refuse to panic
or be agitated. Fight the good fight of faith. Against
hope, believe in hope that you’re a victor in Christ
Jesus, blessed and highly favoured of the Lord.
Don’t succumb to sickness, poverty or defeat.
Don’t give in to, or accept anything that’s contrary to
your divine heritage in Christ. Be strong in faith; maintain
your confessions of the Word. The circumstances of
life may not always correspond with what the Word of
God says, or the visions God has given you; that’s the
time to fight the fight of faith. That’s when to declare,
“I’m what God says I am; I have what He says I have;
and I can do what He says I can do!”
Consider Jesus; the fact that Lazarus was dead
and had been buried for four days didn’t make any
difference at all. He called Lazarus out from the grave
just as you’d call someone sleeping in a nearby room.
It doesn’t matter what you see, hear or feel; it doesn’t
matter how negative or impossible things may look in
the natural; keep affirming the Word. Remember, this
is something you must do for yourself, and by yourself.
Depend on the Word as the basis and assurance for all
your actions and you’ll always be triumphant.
Confession
I give thanks unto the Father, who has qualified me to be a
partaker of the inheritance of the saints in light!
I’m walking in the fullness of the blessings of the Gospel,
triumphant always and in every place, making manifest
the savour of the knowledge and glory of Christ. Hallelujah.
Further study
2 Corinthians 4:17-18; romans 4:17-21
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
ephesians 2:11-22
Isaiah 15-18
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 timothy 1:1-18
Jeremiah 43