THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH

It is not always the easiest thing in the world to live the faith life.  There is a fight to it...the Bible plainly said "fight the good fight of faith" (1 Tim. 6:12)  I think some people read the first word, "Fight" and stop right there, and start fighting.  We need to know what we need to fight against.  Some people think it said fight other churches and other Christians.  This word fight doesn't mean to fight against the devil.  The Lord Jesus has already fought and defeated the devil.

We don't need to fight against the devil, we are to enforce our authority over him.  He is a defeated foe, not an up and coming adversary that we need to fear.  It doesn't mean to fight against sin, because Jesus has already cured the sin problem.  When we get the sinner to Jesus ... the sin problem is cured.

Many years past there were signs and advertisements saying "Help Fight Polio".  Then, they found a vaccine, so we don't see any effort or campaigns anymore.  We are not fighting Polio anymore, there is a cure for that, and so there is no need to fight.  It is defeated! We don't need to preach sin ... we need to proclaim the cure.

Notice it says fight the good fight.  Not the bad fight and not the evil fight.  When Israel came out of Egypt into Canaan, Moses sent out 12 spies to spy out the land.  When they returned the Bible said 10 spies brought back an evil report.  Their report was evil because they didn't believe God was with them.  Only 2 spies had a good report.  They said, "God is well able to deliver them into our hands! Let us go at once and possess the land"!  This fight is a fight to maintain a GOOD REPORT.  To always see that God is well able to help you and deliver you out of any situation that comes your way.  So many believers wake up with an evil report on their lips.  The glass is half empty... the glass is empty or the glass is broken.  We must believe that God will reward us when we bring Him pleasure with our faith. (Heb. 11:6)

Our report is an indication on whether we will be victorious or defeated.  We all have giants and mountains in our life and if we concentrate on them, we will feel like grasshoppers.  If we concentrate on the fact that God is with us, not only is the glass half full...it's totally full, running over and now we need a pitcher.  Keep your good report.  FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH.

                                                                                                               
                                                                                                           Pastor Dave