As believers, we find ourselves constantly engaged in this life/death face-off with the powers of darkness. And if we as believers are going to prove victorious in our stand-off with this ancient foe, we need to know how to call our enemy’s bluff and keep our left tire on the white center line.
God is in the business of making old things new. And His chief target for this masterful redemptive regenerative work is us. But, the Christian life is best understood and discovered when the old is forsaken and the new is embraced.
Christianity that is worth its salt involves an active, aggressive, soul-sweating givenness to the multitudinous tasks of spiritual obedience. In other words, it doesn’t shrink back from doing hard labor for Jesus Christ …
In the Christian soul, deliberate attention must be paid to the art of keeping the soul sharp, ready, and able to perform at peak levels. As a result of this “dulling” phenomenon, messages like this can prove significant and important in our spiritual pursuits.
God loves big faith. He loves it when believers actually believe that He will do big things for those that ask big things of Him. Let’s join with Elisha in saying, “I want double!”
This is a powerfully practical message about “taking courage” in the midst of the harrowing and heart-stopping moments of life.