Last week - Wednesday June 8th, we heard from Chip Ingram again regarding "Four Keys to Spiritual Victory" Chip spent a little time setting up those keys to victory, then he spent the remainder of time talking about truth. The "belt of truth" to be exact.
These talks are getting more intense and challanging as we continue to study God's word. There were a couple of fill in the blanks that I found encouraging to keep in mind while we come to this realization that spiritual warfare is real and the first thing we need to do is put on the "belt of truth". Here are those truths:
1. Satan was defeated at the Cross.
2. Sin's penalty was paid for all people for all time.
3. Sin's power was broken.
4. Believers are commanded to prepare and equip themselves in the strength of the Lord....
As I wrote above, Chip spent most of the time talking about Truth. "Satan's first attack on mankind was deception which was followed by man's hiding, denial and blame shifting." So the truth is the beginning of the spiritual battle. Truth is the foundation. You need a good foundation to stand on so that you can not fall back but stand your ground and move forward when it is time to attack.
What lie are you believing? What lie am I believing? What deception from satan has crept into our lives and caused us to slide a little farther from God and farther from the truth. The truth is, if we have asked Jesus into our lives, we are saved by grace. We are God's children. It is usually those lies that "you're not good enough" "you're can't please God" "nothing will happen if you do it just this once".... that cause us to consider sinning. All of these lies - Satan is constantly trying to convince us that we either can't choose good or it doesn't matter if we do. But we still have the choice to sin or not. We now have the power to battle those lies and that is the Truth which is found in his word. So put on the belt of Truth to stand firm against Satan's lies.
I leave you with this verse:
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. - Psalm 139:23-24
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