Fight Right!

Fight the good fight of the faith [in the conflict with evil]; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and [for which] you made the good confession [of faith] in the presence of many witnesses. 1 TIMOTHY 6:12 AMP

The word 'fight' seems to connote a bad thing, but as you know, when it comes to God, words have different meanings. A call by God on a life is a call to active service, a call to stand your ground against the kingdom of darkness, a call to hold on to the principles espoused by the Word of God and to fight against all the wiles and strategies of the devil. I cannot recall anywhere God promised earthly comfort and convenience to anyone who agreed to follow him.

It is a fight against evil, a fight against popular opinion, a fight against the natural flow of things. Men will oppose you, men wouldn't understand your position or your principles; even men who claim the same faith with you will also oppose you, maybe because your stand interferes with the own gains. Whatever it is, remember the one who called you, and what he has called you to. God calls men to himself, because he wants them to have a never - ending life. He is called Saviour and Lord, and when I surrendered to him, I accepted him as the only one through whom I could gain access to true riches and grace and also gave up control of my entire life to him.

Take hold - a conscious effort, a daily activity, a never -ending requirement until physical death or rapture. As long as I am alive, I must work at it, with God's power and grace, to be all he has created and empowered me to be. Men have witnessed my mouth confession; they must also testify to my life's profession. Hypocrisy is the world's practice; it must not be found in those who know the call of God on their lives. His time of favour is here.