"Dispossess" - I love that word. It's my new favorite Biblical term. I love everything about it - how God calls the nation of Israel to enter into the Land that He has already given them, knowing that the nations are stronger than them, but still telling them to trust Him - He will dispossess these nations from their authority over them.
Make no mistake - the things that bind you ARE stronger than you, or they would not bind you! They can't simply be 'ruled' out of your life. By that I mean, you can't simply get up in the morning and lay out all of these rules that will keep your mind and heart in check, with the hopes of bringing you victory. These strongholds are too powerful for that. (read Colossians 2:23 - a life-changing verse for me.)
The only thing that can bring you victory is when you bring in a greater authority who can dispossess these strongholds of their . . . . . well . . . strong hold on your life.
Let's face it - many of us are losing battles because we are facing a stronger enemy. Think of lust for example - men are dying under it. I've read where over 50% of the pastors in the US are under some kind of pornographic addiction. This is crazy - until you think about it. These men spend hours alone with their computer and Satan is hacking away at them. The power of lust that he uses is stronger than their self-constructed defense system. Rules won't work, so these precious ministers of the Lord are losing the battle of the mind and falling away! Think: for every dollar that we spend developing 'lust-control' filters, the porn sites spend at least ten on counteracting our defense systems. They are too strong and have too many resources for us to defeat on our own. Our strength is not sufficient!!!
God understands that. In Deuteronomy 11 He acknowledges that these nations are larger stronger than the Israelites. So they will need a greater authority, a stronger force, on their side. And that's where God comes in. He will dispossess these enemies of their authority and place in the lives of the Israelites.
It's the same for us - we need a Divine Dispossession of anything that has a foothold in our life. Depression. Covetousness. Anxiety. Lust. Despair. Discontent. Worldliness. Lack of Forgiveness. Lack of self-control. These are stronger than you - so you need an Authority in your life that can dispossess them. Get under His covering and let Him go to work. Raise your hands - right now - in submission to Him and let Him begin the process of unwrapping the tentacles of sin that are wrapped around you, choking the life out of you.
I JOHN 4:4 ( I call this: May the "Fours" be with you.) Repeat this to yourself, over and over.
GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD!!
2 comments:
amen. only by the power, the strength of God can we over come these earthly struggles. when we completely break down trying to cure ourselves, this is when we realize first that we cant do it on our own and then search for what can save us from these things that are stronger than us. you, me, other people who grew up in the knowledge of Christianity can take one of two approaches when looking for an answer. one option, what i chose was to accept the teachings of christianity as truth by diving into the Bible and finding out if i agreed with it or not. this lead me to believe that there was a god if that is what the Bible said, so when i got to my breaking point i cried out to God as a last resort, after trying it on my own during my life. it wasn't until i truly went after God to save me that he came after me. i put some thought into our relationship with God. i think it goes God, us, God, us, God.
sadly, i think the second option people who grew up in the church choose is a rejection of faith in God to save them. i think this might be because they think they have had a relationship with God the whole time. that they have already exhausted Christianity and it didn't help them conquer anything so why not give in right? in actuality, what they had was what there parent, teachers, friends, whoever wanted them to have. a silent christianity that starts and ends with a bedside prayer when you were 5 that you can tell your mom about in the morning and that you can regurgitate to people when they ask you when you became a christian.
i don't mean to be harsh, and I'm not saying that this is true, I'm not sure what to make of this dilemma honestly, neither do i plan on getting stressed out about the faith or lack of faith other people have. i know what i have, i have a relationship with the true God and a responsibility to do his will. right now, the simplest and most affective way to do his will, growing closer to him and bringing others closer to him is by loving. loving him first and continually approaching everyone in love. this too comes back to relying on the strength of God to accomplish. i could go on but i'll be late for class
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