Fight The Good Fight

Romans 13:11-14
New King James Version (NKJV)

And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

  The best commentary on The Word comes from The Word itself. Whether you want to cross reference different scriptures on the same subject or spiritual truth, or read several different translations of a scripture, The Word is always the best commentary of itself.

I found these variations of scripture to be anointed today. The first is a translation I have never read before.

I like it for these verses.


Ephesians 6:10-12
The Voice (VOICE)

Finally, brothers and sisters, draw your strength and might from God. Put on the full armor of God to protect yourselves from the devil and his evil schemes. We’re not waging war against enemies of flesh and blood alone. No, this fight is against tyrants, against authorities, against supernatural powers and demon princes that slither in the darkness of this world, and against wicked spiritual armies that lurk about in heavenly places.



Ephesians 6:10-12
Common English Bible (CEB)

Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and his powerful strength. Put on God’s armor so that you can make a stand against the tricks of the devil. We aren’t fighting against human enemies but against rulers, authorities, forces of cosmic darkness, and spiritual powers of evil in the heavens


Ephesians 6:10-12
Amplified Bible (AMP)

In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].

Put on God’s whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil.

For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.



1 Peter 5:8
The Voice (VOICE)

Most importantly, be disciplined and stay on guard. Your enemy the devil is prowling around outside like a roaring lion, just waiting and hoping for the chance to devour someone.



1 Peter 5:8
Common English Bible (CEB)

Be clearheaded. Keep alert. Your accuser, the devil, is on the prowl like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.


1 Peter 5:8
Amplified Bible (AMP)

Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.


James 4:7
The Voice (VOICE)

So submit yourselves to the one true God and fight against the devil and his schemes. If you do, he will run away in failure.


James 4:7
Common English Bible (CEB)

Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you.


James 4:7
Amplified Bible (AMP)

So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you.


Jeremiah 46:3-4
The Voice (VOICE)

Eternal One: Line up your shields, large and small.
March toward the battle!

Harness your horses; mount your stallions!

Get in position; put your helmets on!
Polish your spears; put on your armor!


Jeremiah 46:3-4
Common English Bible (CEB)

Grab your shields
and prepare for war!

Saddle the horses;
mount the stallions!

Take your positions
with helmets on!

Polish your spears;
put on your armor!


Jeremiah 46:3-4
Amplified Bible (AMP)

Put in order the buckler and shield, and advance for battle!

Harness the horses, and mount, you horsemen! Stand forth with your helmets! Polish the spears, put on the coats of mail!

 

Be Steadfast and Loyal.....

The Word Steadfast has been ringing on my heart, like a song you cant get out of your head.

I am not talking about a steadfastness that comes from human endeavors or a work of pure endurance, but a steadfastness and a loyalty that comes only from The Spirit of God in us!

Another word that comes to my heart is Resolute.

Please hear what The Lord is saying to His people. His voice in us and through us are of the utmost importance.

No longer can we say, we must prepare for the last days, or this will be important in the days ahead.

The voice of The Lord is needed now! All He has given us and prepared us for, is being called into action now.

Don't shrink back.

Today is The Day to be steadfast, immovable, resolute!
Today is The Day to act!
Today is The Day to give all!
Today is The Day to declare!
Today is The Day to love!

I believe as you read these scripture, you will hear the voice of The Lord and His voice will cause a change in you. Let His voice shake out of you all that competes with His Voice. Let His Voice push out the voice of doubt, unbelief, fear,anger, apathy.

Let His Voice break the cedars in your soul and cause your spirit to give birth to His Plan in your life! 

Then only speak what you hear His Voice saying!!


Steadfast:

1 : firmly fixed in place : immovable : not subject to change
2: firm in belief, determination, or adherence : loyal

Resolute:  

1: marked by firm determination : resolved
2: bold, steady

One More 

Circumspectly :

careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent 

Psalm 51:10
Amplified Bible (AMP)

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.

Psalm 112:7
Amplified Bible (AMP)

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is firmly fixed, trusting (leaning on and being confident) in the Lord.

Daniel 6:26

Amplified Bible (AMP)


I make a decree that in all my royal dominion men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for He is the living God, enduring and steadfast forever, and His kingdom shall not be destroyed and His dominion shall be even to the end [of the world].



Acts 2:42
Amplified Bible (AMP)


And they steadfastly persevered, devoting themselves constantly to the instruction and fellowship of the apostles, to the breaking of bread [including the Lord’s Supper] and prayers.



Romans 12:9-13
New King James Version (NKJV)


Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.



1 Corinthians 15:58
New King James Version (NKJV)

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.



1 Corinthians 15:58
New Living Translation (NLT)

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.


1 Corinthians 15:58
New International Version (NIV)


Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Ephesians 5:1-17

New King James Version (NKJV)

Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them.

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says:

“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”

 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Colossians 1:21-23
New King James Version (NKJV)


And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.



Hebrews 3:12-15
New King James Version (NKJV)


Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,while it is said:

“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

 
1 Peter 5:8-9
New King James Version (NKJV)

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.



2 Peter 3:10-18
New King James Version (NKJV)


But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. 

 

 

 

 

 

Psalm 29

New King James Version (NKJV)

Praise to God in His Holiness and Majesty

Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones,

Give unto the Lord glory and strength.

Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name;

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

The God of glory thunders;

The Lord is over many waters.

The voice of the Lord is powerful;

The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars,

Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

He makes them also skip like a calf,

Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.

The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire.

The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;

The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.

The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth,

And strips the forests bare;

And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood,

And the Lord sits as King forever.

The Lord will give strength to His people;

The Lord will bless His people with peace.

The Latter Rain- Alvin Slaughter

There Is No Better Way to End This Journey- Days 38 - 40

I have no better way to end this journey but with The Prayer that Jesus prayed for YOU and I. Those who are His, 

THE CHURCH

Please read this like you have never read it before. Draw close to The Lord in prayer,then hear His heart He has for you. 

He Loves you so much. He is 1000% invested in YOU.........

John 17

New King James Version (NKJV)

17 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 

3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

6 “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. 8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.

9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. 

12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept;and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 

13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 

15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will[e] believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 

22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

An amazing translation. Take time to HEAR how your Savoir cares for YOU. How He talks to The Father on YOUR behalf.

John 17

Amplified Bible (AMP)

17 When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, Father, the hour has come. Glorify and exalt and honor and magnify Your Son, so that Your Son may glorify and extol and honor and magnify You.

2 [Just as] You have granted Him power and authority over all flesh (all humankind), [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him.

3 And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.

4 I have glorified You down here on the earth by completing the work that You gave Me to do.

5 And now, Father, glorify Me along with Yourself and restore Me to such majesty and honor in Your presence as I had with You before the world existed.

6 I have manifested Your Name [I have revealed Your very Self, Your real Self] to the people whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, and You gave them to Me, and they have obeyed and kept Your word.

7 Now [at last] they know and understand that all You have given Me belongs to You [is really and truly Yours].

8 For the [uttered] words that You gave Me I have given them; and they have received and accepted [them] and have come to know positively and in reality [to believe with absolute assurance] that I came forth from Your presence, and they have believed and are convinced that You did send Me.

9 I am praying for them. I am not praying (requesting) for the world, but for those You have given Me, for they belong to You.

10 All [things that are] Mine are Yours, and all [things that are] Yours belong to Me; and I am glorified in (through) them. [They have done Me honor; in them My glory is achieved.]

11 And [now] I am no more in the world, but these are [still] in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep in Your Name [[a]in the knowledge of Yourself] those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We [are one].

12 While I was with them, I kept and preserved them in Your Name [[b]in the knowledge and worship of You]. Those You have given Me I guarded and protected, and not one of them has perished or is lost except the son of perdition [Judas Iscariot—the one who is now doomed to destruction, destined to be lost], that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

13 And now I am coming to You; I say these things while I am still in the world, so that My joy may be made full and complete and perfect in them [that they may experience My delight fulfilled in them, that My enjoyment may be perfected in their own souls, that they may have My gladness within them, filling their hearts].

14 I have given and delivered to them Your word (message) and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world [do not belong to the world], just as I am not of the world.

15 I do not ask that You will take them out of the world, but that You will keep and protect them from the evil one.

16 They are not of the world (worldly, belonging to the world), [just] as I am not of the world.

17 Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth.

18 Just as You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.

19 And so for their sake and on their behalf I sanctify (dedicate, consecrate) Myself, that they also may be sanctified (dedicated, consecrated, made holy) in the Truth.

20 Neither for these alone do I pray [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for all those who will ever come to believe in (trust in, cling to, rely on) Me through their word and teaching,

21 That they all may be one, [just] as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe and be convinced that You have sent Me.

22 I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one:

23 I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and[definitely] recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them [even] as You have loved Me.

24 Father, I desire that they also whom You have entrusted to Me [as Your gift to Me] may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory, which You have given Me [Your love gift to Me]; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

25 O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has failed to recognize You and has never acknowledged You, I have known You [continually]; and these men understand and know that You have sent Me.

26 I have made Your Name known to them and revealed Your character and Your very Self, and I will continue to make [You] known, that the love which You have bestowed upon Me may be in them [felt in their hearts] and that I [Myself] may be in them.

Move In The Compassion Of Christ-- Day 37

Posting this a day early. Read with "yesterdays" post.

Move In The Compassion Of Christ 

As we pray with passion and grow close to the heart of The Lord, we are in a better place to move in The Compassion of The Lord.

I am not talking about a natural compassion that any person saved or unsaved can be moved by, but a supernatural compassion that can only come from The Heart of God.


This is a Compassion only born out of close deep fellowship with The Lord. It isn't pity, it isn't feeling bad, it is being stirred at your core being by a need that only God can meet. It is entering into the pain and suffering of another and allowing the Love of Christ to flow freely and powerfully.

It can not be stirred up as an emotion. It can only be acted upon in faith as it springs up from within you.

I want to state again, only a deep,dedicated,sincere and close walk with The Lord will produce this type of compassion. Your heart must know His heart for the hurting.

I want to share a story I read about John G Lake. This will demonstrate how this Compassion is powerful and straight from The Heart of The Lord.



From "The Name of Jesus" by Kenneth E. Hagin


John G. Lake, a mighty apostle of God, went to South Africa around the turn of the century. In 5 years he built 500 churches there. 

The wife of one of the government leaders was at the point of death with terminal cancer. Knowing that Lake taught divine healing, he asked him to come and pray. 

Because of the great pain the woman was taking pain relieving drugs. But she made the decision to stop. She said, "I am going to throw myself over completely on the mercy of God.I am not even going to take anything for pain."

Lake said,"If that is your stand,and that is your faith, we will stand with you."

He and some other ministers stayed by her bedside praying 24 hours a day. The only way she could get any rest was for them to pray until she fell off to sleep.

One morning Lake went home to bathe and change clothes. On his way back within two blocks of the house he heard her screaming in agony. He rushed back to the house. He stated that,as he ran, compassion overtook him. He rushed into the house, rushed up to the bed, and without thinking he picked up the woman's emaciated body, and held her in his arms as he sat on the bed and wept in compassion.

While he was weeping, she was completely healed- every symptom of terminal cancer left.



Hagin goes on to write:

I've noticed in my own ministry that when I can yield to The Spirit of God and allow the Compassion of Jesus to well up in me, and flow out of me, greater healings take place.

We Have His Name
We Have His Authority
We Have His Compassion
As He is,So are we in this world!!!

 

1 John 4:17 

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁷ Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

 

 

1 John 4:17

Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁷ In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world.

Below there are just a few specific examples of this type of MIRACLE WORKING COMPASSION from The Word.

Notice Only when explaining the compassion of Jesus was this particular word for compassion used.

Even in the parables, the compassion represents that of Christ!!


 
I made a link to the Lexicon. 

From Blue Letter Bible: Click below

splagchnizomai⁴⁶⁹⁷

1) to be moved as to one's bowels, hence to be moved with compassion, have compassion (for the bowels were thought to be the seat of love and pity)

Mat 9:36	But 1161 when he saw 1492 the multitudes 3793, he was moved with compassion4697 on 4012 them 846, because 3754 they fainted 22581590 , and 2532 were scattered abroad 4496 , as 5616 sheep 4263having 2192 no 3361 shepherd 4166.
Mat 14:14	And 2532 Jesus 2424 went forth 1831 , and saw 1492 a great 4183multitude 3793, and 2532 was moved with compassion4697 toward1909 them 846, and 2532 he healed 2323 their 846 sick 732.
Mat 15:32	Then 1161 Jesus 2424 called 4341 his 846 disciples 3101 [unto him], and said 2036 , I have compassion4697 on 1909 the multitude 3793, because 3754 they continue 4357 with me 3427 now 2235 three 5140days 2250, and 2532 have 2192 nothing 3756 5101 to eat 5315 : and 2532I will 2309 not 3756 send 630 0 them 846 away 630 fasting 3523, lest3379 they faint 1590 in 1722 the way 3598.
Mat 18:27	Then 1161 the lord 2962 of that 1565 servant 1401 was moved with compassion4697 , and loosed 630 him 846, and 2532 forgave 863 him846 the debt 1156.
Mat 20:34	So 1161 Jesus 2424 had compassion4697 [on them], and touched 680their 846 eyes 3788: and 2532 immediately 2112 their 846 eyes 3788received sight 308 , and 2532 they followed 190 him 846.
Mar 1:41	And 1161 Jesus 2424, moved with compassion4697 , put forth 1614[his] hand 5495, and touched 680 him 846, and 2532 saith 3004 unto him 846, I will 2309 ; be thou clean 2511 .
Mar 6:34	And 2532 Jesus 2424, when he came out 1831 , saw 1492 much 4183people 3793, and 2532 was moved with compassion4697 toward 1909them 846, because 3754 they were 2258 as 5613 sheep 4263 not 3361having 2192 a shepherd 4166: and 2532 he began 756 to teach 1321them 846 many things 4183.
Mar 8:2	I have compassion4697 on 1909 the multitude 3793, because 3754they have 4357 0 now 2235 been 4357 with me 3427 three 5140 days2250, and 2532 have 2192 nothing 3756 5101 to eat 5315 :
Mar 9:22	And 2532 ofttimes 4178 it hath cast 906 him 846 into 2532 1519 the fire4442, and 2532 into 1519 the waters 5204, to 2443 destroy 622 him 846: but 235 if 1536 0 thou canst 1410 do any thing 1536, have compassion4697 on 1909 us 2248, and help 997 us 2254.
Luk 7:13	And 2532 when the Lord 2962 saw 1492 her 846, he had compassion4697 on 1909 her 846, and 2532 said 2036 unto her 846, Weep 2799 not 3361.
Luk 10:33	But 1161 a certain 5100 Samaritan 4541, as he journeyed 3593 , came2064 where 2596 he was 846: and 2532 when he saw 1492 him 846, he had compassion4697 [on him],
Luk 15:20	And 2532 he arose 450 , and came 2064 to 4314 his 1438 father 3962. But 1161 when he 846 was yet 2089 a great way 3112 off 568 , his 846father 3962 saw 1492 him 846, and 2532 had compassion4697 , and2532 ran 5143 , and fell 1968 on 1909 his 846 neck 5137, and 2532 kissed2705 him 846.