A Kingdom and a House United

“So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables:

“How can Satan drive out Satan?

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.

In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up.

Then he can plunder the strong man’s house.

Mark 3:23-27

 

 

A divided kingdom cannot stand.

Nor can an undefended house.

We can use the ‘weapons’ of Gods’ arsenal against the enemy;

we can aim them at one another or we can lay them down.

Only one option makes sense.

When we use them against one another we cause division within the Kingdom.

Choose to lay them down and we invite the enemy to enter the house and put us into bondage.

Make no mistake – God has given us weapons to use.

Those weapons are effective and powerful when used properly.

Much can be said of weapons in the hands of an unrighteous man or woman or in the hands of one not mature in handling them.

A prayer prayed in the Name of Jesus (one of Gods’ weapons available to us) to see captives set free is a right and proper use of that weapon.

A prayer prayed to satisfy my wants (in spite of how ‘spiritual’ I make it sound) but regardless of the impact to others; is an improper, immature and wasteful use of the weapon I have been entrusted with.

Let’s not drive one another out of the Kingdom.

Let’s use the weapons God has given us to set the captives free from the kingdom of darkness.

Let’s see them brought into the Kingdom of Light, the Kingdom of Gods’ Son Jesus Christ.

Turn the weapons on the enemy and not on one another.