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Devotional: July 27th

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Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life. 1 Timothy 6:12. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. 2 Timothy 2:5.

Who will deny the existence of those enemies that on all sides oppose the godly person and would rob him of his prize? If he desires to maintain it, he must fight, yet not with the fist, not with sword and rapier; not with a human arm, but with the shield of faith and the sword of God’s Word, with prayer and supplication to Him by whom and with whom and in whom alone he is able to overcome his enemies. He who fights in his own strength against the enemies of his soul: he who builds fortifications of all kinds of human self-invented means, and thinks himself safe in them, will not be able to conquer in the fight. The enemies ridicule his fortifications. On the other hand, where they see the Lord, who is the strong hero in fight, they retreat and take to flight. Do you tremble before your enemies when you consider your own weakness and their strength? Engage not in battle with them with your own forces, but fall on your face before Him at whose name hell trembles; pray Him to fight for you and teach your hands to battle. Trust in Him; He shall do it and conduct the battle to victory. Do not trust in yourself, in your own intentions or weapons but solely and only in Him. Continue therefore in prayer and in a living faith in Christ until the victory is won. This is the battle of faith and of constant prayer which the apostle Paul commends. Thus you lay hold of Christ, the eternal life. He who fights, but not thus, does not fight lawfully; he will not be crowned because he conquers not, nor can he conquer.

Fear not, O little flock, the foe

Who madly seeks your overthrow;

Dread not his rage and power:

What though your courage sometimes faints.

His seeming triumph o’er God’s saints

Lasts but a little hour.

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