'How can we claim
the promise of God with boldness if our voice within is accusing us? How can
anyone, whose conscience does not bear him witness that he has lived on earth
in holiness and godly sincerity, be a man of prayer who is able to ask God for
unlimited rewards? What is the use of praying if our inward monitor reproves us
when we lift up our hands to God?' The
Spiritual Man - by Watchman Nee
Day after day inward
accusations call for what? Instant prayer, instant acknowledgement of our need. We can't condone our sins though you can bet
that Satan will encourage us to do so. Rather than deal with a litany of our
wrong doings, a list of our constant failures we begin to push the voice of
accusation away, we turn the volume down.
We cannot ignore our
wretchedness nor can we ignore that our Savior died to save us from the sins
that would so easily destroy us.
We are in a
WAR! A very real, spiritual war.
Rom 8:26
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we
should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered.
2Co 12:7 And
lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the
revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan
to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
2Co 12:8 For
this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
2Co 12:9 And
he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made
perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my
infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2Co 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in
persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I
strong.
1Co 9:25 And
every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do
it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
1Co 9:26 I
therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the
air:
1Co 9:27 But I
keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when
I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Do you see? Paul
never said that we sit back and do nothing but believe. The fight is real, so
very real, only the fight is our spirit against the force of the flesh.
The battle is within
us influenced by the evil spirit forces without us. Christ is our only hope, Christ in us. And we
must choose to allow Christ to live in us.
More on this
tomorrow, by the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, now and
forever! Amen.
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