October 21 The Battle Rages Romans 8:6
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6)
Make no mistake, there is a great battle going on for absolute control of your mind and your actions! Satan and his minions are aggressively active in the goal of controlling your thoughts and your actions! Our Loving God, through the Gift of Salvation, through Jesus Christ, has given us the capacity to overcome and to experience a taste of the heavenly glory that is to come. When we are redeemed by the shed blood of Jesus, we have the privilege to commune with God and to embrace His Power and Provision, and we are fortified to take on the challenges that are hurled upon us by the Evil One! Be Aware! This Evil and Decaying World is going to attempt to drag us down and to thwart our Godly Influence and to alter our minds, by creating an atmosphere of lust, greed, hatred, criticism, prejudice, and despair! PRAISE GOD! We have the Blessed Holy Spirit that empowers us to face the challenges and to be OVERCOMERS! Believers, refuse to be swayed by the evil that exists! Recognize the battle that rages, avoid the influences of the worldliness that attempts to alter our thoughts, and weigh us down in misery! Stay aware and stay alert, to the wiles of Satan, and Look Upward to Our God for His Power, Provision, Presence, and His Sustaining Grace! I look forward to the day when I am in the presence of my Savior, Jesus Christ, and I will be in a strife-free and Blessed life, worshipping and praising God for Eternity! How about you? REMEMBER: 1 John 2:15-17 NIV – “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!