To be a Christian is to be a warrior.

The good soldier of Jesus Christ must not expect to find ease in this world: it is a battle-field.

Neither must he reckon upon the friendship of the world; for that would be enmity against God.

His occupation is war.

Mar 29, 2013

The Time Is Now!



For the time has come…

for God’s mighty men and women of valor
to assemble with likeminded soldiers of the cross
and advance to the battlefield to fight the good fight.


It is time to understand …

these last evil days,
being Holy Spirit instructed with knowledge
of what battles we must fight and which skirmishes to avoid.

And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do;
1 Chronicles 12:32

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war:
and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs 24:6


The devil is working overtime…

frantically trying to get God’s soldiers diverted off the battle field
and into Laodician churches to be entertained and happy,
rather than EQUIPPED and HOLY.

Meanwhile…

Satan’s forces continue to advance his kingdom…

Deception. Division. Darkness. Death.  


Christians must draw up in battle formation…

with HANDS divinely trained to battle
and with ARMS that can bend a bow of bronze
sending arrows into the enemies camp…

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag…
and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow…
1 Chronicles 12:1-2

…such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
1 Chronicles 12:33

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. Psalms 18:34


We have been girded with STRENGTH for battle…

so we can take up the FULL ARMOR of God
and  SILENCE His enemies,
forcing them to turn their backs to us as they FLEE…


For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle:
thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies;
that I might destroy them that hate me.
Psalms 18:39-40

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Ephesians 6:10

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  James 4:7


God is enlisting His soldiers to draw up in battle formation…

with a perfect and undivided heart under Jesus’ Lordship…

…such as went forth to battle…fifty thousand, which could keep rank:
they were not of double heart.
1 Chronicles 12:33


We must SKILLFULLY use all our spiritual weapons…

against the spiritual forces of WICKEDNESS,
working in the sons of DISOBEDIENCE…
even those in religious houses…


Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:11-12

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves
into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself
is transformed into an angel of light.
2 Corinthians 11:13-14


And though we may find ourselves in a spiritual wilderness…

we are to have faces like a LION
and be as SWIFT as the gazelles on the mountains…


And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David
into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler,
whose faces were like the faces of lions,
and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
1 Chronicles 12:8


We  are commissioned by Jesus …

We must not remain silent and passive at this time…
For we are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, and a holy nation.


But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation,
a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him
who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
1 Peter 2:9



God’s people must now volunteer freely, in the day of His power…

arrayed in holiness!

  
Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power,
in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning:
thou hast the dew of thy youth.
Psalms 110:3


We must not flee in fear …

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7

What shall we then say to these things?
If God be for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:31




~Brother RW Klous

Mar 25, 2013

Confrontation



There will be no progress of God's kingdom…



                                                                                                against satan’s kingdom…



WITHOUT CONFRONTATION.

Their belief system must be confronted,
their wicked hearts must be CONFRONTED and EXPOSED.

This will always bring OPPOSITION.
It will always bring a BACKLASH.
It will always bring PERSECUTION.
PERIOD.

Strongholds in the sinners heart and mind must be…


CONFRONTED
EXPOSED
and
 DESTROYED


by the truth of the WORD of GOD
in the Power of the HOLY GHOST.

Sinners must be AWAKENED before they can be CONVICTED
and must be CONVICTED before they can be CONVERTED.
Before there can be building and planting
there must be…


 rooting up,
tearing down,
pulling up,
throwing down…



See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms,
to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down,
to build, and to plant.
Jeremiah 1:10





CONFRONTATION is the CATALYST for CONVICTION and CONVERSION.


When LIGHT meets face to face with DARKNESS…
There will always be CONFRONTATION.


When TRUTH  exposes LIES and DECEPTION…
There will always be CONFRONTATION.


When  HOLINESS collides with UNGODLINESS…
There will always be CONFRONTATION.


When the POWER of GOD meets the PRIDE of MAN…
There will always be CONFRONTATION.


When the SAINTS of GOD assail the kingdom of DARKNESS…
There will always be CONFRONTATION.





The SOLDIERS of the CROSS will not advance the battle…


without CONFRONTATION.




Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation,
it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you
that ye should EARNESTLY CONTEND for the faith
which was once delivered unto the saints.
Jude 1:3



The SAINTS of GOD  must CONTEND!




Persuading. Contending. Disputing.



And Stephen, full of faith and power,
did great wonders and miracles among the people.
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. And they were not able to resist
the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
Acts 6:8-10



And he [Paul] went into the synagogue, and spake boldly
for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things
concerning the kingdom of God.  Acts 19:8


But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he [Paul] departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.  Acts 19:9-10






Opposition. Persecution. Reproach.



But Peter and John answered and said unto them,
Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.


So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
Acts 4:19-21






And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone,
they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews,
do exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs,
which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.


And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:  Acts 16:19-23








Saints of GOD, YOU have a noble calling…



YOU must, without hesitation, attempt to reconcile…


Hostile, stiffnecked, unrepentant  REBELS
to a HOLY and RIGHTEOUS GOD.



This task requires a courageous HEART that is steadfast with God,
a LIFE that is marked by FAITH and HOLINESS
and GODLY CHARACTER tried by the fires of anguish and affliction.



GOD has entrusted YOU with a message of reconciliation…
HE expects YOU to deliver that message…


All of heaven is waiting upon it.

What are YOU going to DO about it?








Need more exhortation?  Start here…


This requires you to get your nose in your Bible and on your face before a holy God crying out, beseeching, petitioning, supplicating, seeking and asking Him for His power, grace, wisdom and anointing ...


To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Acts 26:18









Inspired by “Confrontation” by Brother Micah Armstrong.