Because of His Great Power and Mighty Strength!

“Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:  Who created all these?

He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name.

Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.”

Isaiah 40:26

 

The strongest man will fold in record time to the weakest demon in hell

 If

 he tries to fight spiritual battles in his own natural strength.

Conversely, we are told that we, as the humblest of saints can resist the devil,

submit to God and watch the devil flee.

That is God’s mighty power being demonstrated!

Suppose I said that we were going to hold an arm-wrestling tournament and that I picked two  ladies to select their “champion” from all the people at the local gym.

What do you suppose would be the criteria for their selection?

They might list a few things they each consider important but likely wouldn’t say they made their choice based on their desire to win the contest!

We cannot fight spiritual battles and expect to win with the wrong weapons can we.

 It is highly doubtful that either lady would select a petit (100 pounds when wet).

Why?

Because ultimately the goal is to be victorious.

But our goal in spiritual warfare should never be to fight

spiritual battles in our own natural strength.

The command to be strong in the Lord is seen throughout scripture:

“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24

I have to ask you, what does the word “all” mean?

To those called in 5-fold ministry only?

To the Pastors and leaders only?

Nope, it says to all you who hope in the Lord!

 

 “But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your own strength and on your many warriors,”

 Hosea 10:13

So wickedness, evil and deception are the delectable fruits of depending on my own strength.

“This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:5

So Jeremiah and Hosea seem to be echoing the same point.

No good can come from relying on natural strength for spiritual battles!