“Asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding,
so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light
so that you can understand the wonderful future
he has promised to those he called.
I want you to realize what a rich and glorious
inheritance he has given to his people.
I pray that you will begin to understand the
incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him.
This is the same mighty power”
To be a success in life, you’re going to need real knowledge. There’s a story that was told to me about a commanding general of a line division in Korea who was inspecting the troops when three sniper bullets from a nearby hill whizzed past his head causing the general to dive into a bunker. “Locate that sniper,” the general shouted. The field sergeant replied, “We know exactly where he is, sir.” The general then asked, “Then why don’t you shoot him?” The sergeant responded, “Well, sir, that fellow has been sniping at this hill for six weeks now and hasn’t hit anybody yet. We’re afraid if we kill him, they might replace him with someone that can shoot.” Now there's some smart thinking! We have an experienced enemy in the devil. He knows our weaknesses and he knows how to hit his targets. He also knows that we have a great inheritance from God. To defeat him and be successful in life, we’re going to need knowledge and wisdom from God. Grow in that knowledge and wisdom, and you'll find your successful victory in life waiting for you.
4 comments:
Always be ready... put on the whole armor of God so that you will be protected from the evil schemes of the Devil.
AMEN!!!!
soooooo funny. love that story. But that's true. the devil, our enemy, knows what humans have in common and what makes us fall into his trap. He has been doing that for ages. But with Jesus in us, his tricks will not work... because...
1 John 4:4 (NIV)
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
this is so true. and, the enemy is just waiting when to pound us. that is why we really need to be grounded with the word of God. only Him can protect us from the attacks of the enemy. thanks, pastor jundy for reminding us of this truth. -- jas
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