Will you take a stand?

[SillySeth]

Today I was reminded of the battle we, as followers of Jesus Christ, are in. As I walked down the halls of my high school, I saw the fate of humanity without Christ; I saw the world. It was in this moment, that I came to the outstanding realization, Satan has power. My friends, if you believe in Jesus Christ and you want to serve Him, you are in battle. The battle didn’t just start, but it has been going on since Eve ate of the apple. Talk about a long war! And we have people complaining about Iraq! (Ok… that was supposed to have a little humor in it.)

This is something to ponder. People are always spitting out the numbers of causalities in Iraq and World War 11, Vietnam, and the Civil War. What about the biggest war going on? How many people have died, and lost in this battle versus Satan? I’m assuming the numbers are beyond our intelligence. The numbers are so big, we wouldn’t even know how to start! So what? You ask. Well, I don’t want to lose. No, I want to live in the light, I want God to be my Savior, I want to serve the Everlasting God and not lose against a fallen angel! What about you?

Where do you stand on the battlefield? I hate to say this, but if you are not fighting and you are not concerned about this, then you might have already lost. Satan has already won. So stand up! Fight! God is looking for people who will serve Him, put Him first, and will fight against the devil.

How? Well… that’s pretty easy. It’s you. Satan wins when He gets you to turn your back on your commitment to God. Satan wins when you sacrifice the cross for friends. Satan wins when you (guys) watch a girl walk past you and you turn your head “check her out.” Satan wins when you (girls) decide to spread a rumor around about your best friend. Satan wins on a daily basis, through little, minute things. They may seem to be little to us, but these things add up, the build, and before you know it; the darkness has taken over. That is what I saw today walking down the hallways of my high school. I saw Satan winning.

This is my challenge. Let’s stop and let’s fight! I’m not suggesting we hide or we stop being in the world. No! Christ calls us to be in the world but not of the world. So don’t think I’m some radical monk who wants us to hide and prevent living. NO! That is not what I am saying. I am saying that we live in this world, but we live to a higher standard. When Satan comes tapping at our shoulder we will turn and say “Get away from me, Satan!” I’m suggesting we take the love of Christ and share it in this dark world. I’m suggesting we look at the darkness around us, and we extinguish it with Christ=light.

Yeah, I probably haven’t said anything that is theoretically new or something that you haven’t already heard, but I want to remind you that we are in battle. The battle is real. Satan is real. He isn’t joking around. If we want to live for Christ, if we want to have an authentic relationship with Christ, we can’t simply stand around and watch Satan ruin over our generation! No! We must take a stand and fight! Fight with love! Fight with salvation! Fight with Christ has your mission, goal and purpose!

Are you willing to fight to save your generation? Are you willing to stand on the sidelines and watch Satan wipe out your friends? Are you going to stand there and watch your friends become depressed because they don’t know the solution and you do? The call is urgent. The battle is real. It is here.

Will you take a stand?

 

[mustang333]

That's pretty serious business, but I agree that we've got to give God all we've got. Satan may win a few (or a lot) of "battles", but don't forget the "war" has already been won by God and nothing it gonna stop God's promises. I like your enthusiasm though, this place really is messed up.

 

[SillySeth]

That's pretty serious business, but I agree that we've got to give God all we've got. Satan may win a few (or a lot) of "battles", but don't forget the "war" has already been won by God and nothing it gonna stop God's promises. I like your enthusiasm though, this place really is messed up.

I'm not claiming that we to become perfect by any means. We will always fail. And you're right, God has already won the battle, but that doesn not mean we are to become still and stop moving forward. Read Ephesians 6, we are to fight, aginst the powers of this dark world in our daily lives.

Ok... that made it sound like wierd. What I mean is, wher to fight and not sit back and watch Satan wipe out our generation. We have the solution. We have the answer. Now... what are we going to do with it?

 

[mustang333]

I'm not claiming that we to become perfect by any means. We will always fail. And you're right, God has already won the battle, but that doesn not mean we are to become still and stop moving forward. Read Ephesians 6, we are to fight, aginst the powers of this dark world in our daily lives.

Ok... that made it sound like wierd. What I mean is, wher to fight and not sit back and watch Satan wipe out our generation. We have the solution. We have the answer. Now... what are we going to do with it?

I agree with you, sounds like you are spiritually strong and that seems to be somewhat of a rare thing today. Keep doing what you are doing