Are You Ready to Rumble?

Micah 5:1a - Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel’s ruler on the cheek with a rod.

This militaristic directive is totally appropriate for the believer today. Marshal your troops... assemble your soldiers... rally your armed forces...prepare for battle…gather your warriors. Why? Because he who desires our destruction is at hand. His focus is solely about our destruction (see John 10:10) so we must rally our troops and be prepared for combat.

Now, first I have to point out that Jesus died on the cross in order to reconcile man to God. If we have accepted Christ as our Savior, if we’ve believed in Him for the forgiveness of our sins, then we are already victorious against the devil. We will spend eternity with God and we have the blessing of living on this earth with the powerful grace of God. If we have not accepted Jesus as Savior, then that would be the preliminary step in this process. If you have questions about that or want to receive Jesus as Savior and don’t know how, I welcome you to inbox me on Facebook and we can either chat about it or I can point you to an online resource. If you scroll through the Simply Christian teaching blog or our Facebook page, you will also see that a resource of that type has been posted a couple of times.

Ok, so marshaling our troops involves suiting up with God’s armor and also calls for connection with other believers. The concept of “strength in numbers” truly applies here. In Ephesians 6, we are given the directive to be strong in the Lord and told how to do that. In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, we find a couple of scriptures that summarize some of the benefit of connecting with believers in order to strengthen us in our journey.  In the next few days, we will look at these concepts more closely.

Ephesians 6:10-13- Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 - Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.