Wearing Down The Saints
- Now Think On This
by Steve Martin
“'He
will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest
One…”
Daniel
7:25 NASU
The devil is constantly directing his henchmen to use any means
possible to wear down the saints of God, the believers in Jesus Christ (Yeshua
HaMashiach). Their goal is to get us to quit the fight, to lay down our
weapons, and to take us out from fighting the good fight that rages on in the spiritual
realm. They will use both natural and spiritual weapons of war to push us down,
cause us to grow weary in doing good, and keep us from standing strong on the solid,
eternal foundational truths of God’s Word.
I became even more so aware of this during a time of personal
sickness. The constant coughing that nagged me for days, both day and night,
wore me out in my mind, my emotions and my physical being. During a particular
night of constant coughing, robbing me of valuable sleep, the Lord was making
me even more so aware of the same tactics which the enemy of our soul does use
to wear us out. It can be that ongoing pounding at our beliefs, which brings
such weariness at times that we become discouraged in the fight and want to
give up. That is what the lying accuser of the brethren confronts us with as we
chose daily to walk in faith.
In the 2014 movie Unbroken,
which portrays a portion of American Louis Zamperini’s World War II endurance
– surviving first a plane crash, enduring 47 days in the Pacific Ocean
lifeboat, and then living through brutal captivity in the Japanese POW camp - brings
a stark demonstration of being beaten down, to wear one out, in the attempt to
break the spirit and bring mental surrender. But from a strength that had to
come from the Lord, Whom He ultimately accepted as His deliverer, Louis survived.
Today, as the world around us continues in its fast moving
plunge into darkness, we see the rise of evil realities being exposed through
godless forces. Believers are being left homeless, tortured, raped and murdered,
as they will not bow down to the false, wicked god of the destroyer. These
martyrs are choosing life over death.
We have these Scriptures from our Lord to stand on from Matthew 24:7-14 (NASU).
"For nation will rise
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be
famines and earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth
pangs. Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you
will be hated by all nations because of My name. At that time many will fall
away and will betray one another and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and will
mislead many. Because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow
cold. But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. This gospel of the
kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations,
and then the end will come.”
Our faith will be tested. The
enemy is increasing his attacks against the Lord’s anointed, to wear us down. But
by the grace of God we can endure to the end, and see our God’s kingdom come.
Now think on this,
Steve Martin
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Now Think On This #166
- “Wearing Down The Saints” by Steve Martin
Date: In the year of
our Lord 2015 (01.11.15) Sunday at 11:30 am in Charlotte, NC
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