Why do you fail in the days of spiritual battle?
"The sons of Ephraim were archers equipped with bows, Yet they turned back in the day of battle."
Psalms 78:9 NASB1995
You can be equipped with the bows of natural strength, intelligence, intellectual sagacity, theological erudition, oratorical prowess, material prosperity, fame and prominence with men, yet turn back in the day of spiritual battle. Why? Because you fail to put your confidence in God:
"For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them."
Psalms 44:3 NASB1995
"The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue."
Psalm 33:16â€-‬17 ESV
Moreover, you fail to know and appropriate this in your life by relying on the exclusivity of God's power:
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth , and having put on the breastplate of righteousness , and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace ; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation , and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints."
Ephesians 6:10â€-‬18 NASB1995
Why do you fail in the days of spiritual battle?
"The sons of Ephraim were archers equipped with bows, Yet they turned back in the day of battle."
Psalms 78:9 NASB1995
You can be equipped with the bows of natural strength, intelligence, intellectual sagacity, theological erudition, oratorical prowess, material prosperity, fame and prominence with men, yet turn back in the day of spiritual battle. Why? Because you fail to put your confidence in God: 👇👇👇
"For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them."
Psalms 44:3 NASB1995
"The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue."
Psalm 33:16â€-‬17 ESV
Moreover, you fail to know and appropriate this in your life by relying on the exclusivity of God's power: 👇👇👇
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth , and having put on the breastplate of righteousness , and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace ; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation , and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints."
Ephesians 6:10â€-‬18 NASB1995
