Thursday... Have you found that it doesn't fight fair?

Over in Proverbs 22:24-25, there is some very good advice. It says, (NLT), "Don't befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people, or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul."

And then over in 2 Corinthians 10:3 (MSG) it says, "The world is unprincipled. It's dog-eat-dog out there! The world doesn't fight fair." And there it is.

Satan doesn't play fair. He is using anger as a means to bring discord into the church today. He is very smart but somehow we need to see his method and run away from it.

Paul goes on in verses 4-6 (MSG), "But we don't live or fight our battles that way - never have and never will. The tools of our trade aren't for marketing or manipulation, but for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture. We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives into maturity."

Verses 3 & 4 in the NIRV says, "I do live in the world. But I don't fight my battles the way the people of the world do. The weapons I fight with are not the weapons the world uses. In fact, it is the opposite."

Verse 5 (NLT says, "We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God, We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ."

So what are God-tools, His mighty weapons? Well, 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIRV) says, "The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love." And also obedience, maturity and wisdom go a long way too. Yes they do. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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