War Room

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

 

 

Paul speaks of spiritual weapons not of this world. Like dynamite destroys hardened objects, so the divine power of Christ demolishes strongholds in our soul. The stronghold of fear is crushed by trust in Christ. The stronghold of lust melts away under the heat of selfless love. The stronghold of greed is abolished by generosity.  The power of God within us imprisons lies and converts disobedient thoughts to obedient action. The Holy Spirit already knows the winning strategy for the saved. Yes, the Spirit’s power fills a humble, submitted soul (See Isaiah 11:2).

 

Our first step in biblical thinking is to take captive thoughts from the culture that are contrary to Christ. The tension to live in the world, but not of the world never goes away, until we get to the next world. Furthermore, prayer is the divine process that protects us from ourselves. When we read God’s Word it renews our mind with right thinking. One effective way to confront lies is to crowd them out of our conscience with truth. A mind full of wisdom has no room for foolishness. Like life-giving water oozes from an oasis, so scripture seeps into a thirsty soul. It refreshes and protects us from a mirage of vain imaginations. Prayer is our righteous war room.

 

 Our Prayer:  Father gives us a passion for prayer that tears down the strongholds of our lives, and the strongholds of those in need.  Father let our first response to all things be to fall on our knees that you might provide us with truth and wisdom to lead us through the day.  In Jesus name Amen.

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Pastor Todd A. Brown
First Baptist of Chesterbrook
1740 Kirby Rd.  Mclean Va. 22101

Vision:" Disciples Making a Kingdom Impact"

Mission: Exalting, Evangelizing, Equipping, and Encouraging every soul in Christ

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