In 2Samuels 12 we find King David in a battle with himself. He stole the wife of one of his soldiers who was committed to him and Israel. Yet lust, greed and having time on his hands he listened to his flesh and he saw, he called for her, and he conquered. David fought many battles against his enemy yet the one battle he did not win was the lust of his heart for another man’s wife. Bathsheba was doing her own thing in her own home and yet, eyes were on her, but not the eyes of her husband but the eyes of her husband’s leader.
Who is your enemy, could be your own self, or many others. ie, drugs, envy, greed, laziness, lies, stealing, ungratefulness, and you can add more to this. The fight is not only with those who does not embrace salvation in Jesus Christ the Lord, but even some who are following Christ can become His enemy. In the last ten years or more, we have seen, read and heard of many pastors and godly leaders succumbed to the enemy, the greatest of enemy Satan. Yes it is very sad to read or hear about these mighty warriors for God, fallen by the way because the battle was too strong for them, and they were fighting in their own strength instead of leaning on the Lord. (Proverbs 3: 5-6) says , “We must not look to our own understanding but trust the Lord in all thy ways. Pride will make us think we can overcome this fight in our own strength, but we are wrong.
Funny, the God ‘s message in verse 8 which God said, David after you had nothing, and I blessed you if you desired more and ask of me, I would have gladly given it to you, but instead you allow your flesh to dictate to you and now I will have to punish you, NOT kill you for this bad thing you have done”. Don’t let your evil heart lead you to do wrong, the battles of life is not yours to fight as a child of God, He has won all the battles you will ever faced in this life, so humble yourself and realize that you do not know everything, but God does, and He will fight for you no matter who the enemy is. After I gave thanks to God, that the house was still standing, I could have supper, and made ready for bed. God took care as I called the Insurance company and kept believing the Lord for my help comes only from Him, He fought this battle that would have devasted me. Hallelujah, to the One who have won and will continue to fight for all of us who trust and believe., to call on Him for help and do as He said.
What battles are you fighting over, “let Jesus fix it for you, He knows just what to do, whenever you pray , let the Lord have His way, for He will fix it for you”.
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