Cast Down!

Cast Down!

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; 2 Corinthians 10:4 KJV

Context and Charge:

We are in a war. As hard as that may sound, it is true. From the time a child is born, it is a struggle for practically everything. At a young age, the parents must provide, but at a later stage, that child must grow to fend for him/herself. The child spends those early years leaning the skills needed to survive and thrive in the world. Just as this principle applies in the physical, so does it apply in the spiritual. Whether you are born again or not, know that you are in a war. This war came to earth when man fell into sin, and every man must fight. The big difference is made by the support man gets in this war. This support is important, because it makes the difference between success and failure. 

Physical wars require weapons, and spiritual wars also need weapons. You cannot use physical weapons to fight spiritual wars. Too many times, we apply worldly principles and procedures to spiritual issues, and wonder why it leads to comprehensive failure. Spiritual wars can never be understood by the world, and only those who are spiritually minded understand what today's verse requires. How can I deal with a problem that has existed before I was born if I don't have the help of the One who also existed before me? It is God to backs up that which He provides to accomplish that which He purposes. Nothing else will work, because nothing else can do the work.

Conviction and Conclusion:

Strongholds exist. Mountains and obstacles have existed long before I was born. I need the help of the Almighty God if I will be able to overcome these obstacles. I must never push forward effort, intellect, networth or network. It is first and last about God. He is the One who used only 300 men to fight a war with Midian; who led an army of choir members to fight, who in one night, killed 185,000 soldiers of the Assyrian army. This God is called a man of war, because He knows and understands how life works. My life is safe only in Him, and I will only last if that life is secured by Him. Are you counted as a child of God, who can fight to defend you? Am I? God's time of favour is here.