“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses”
1 Timothy 6:12 (NIV).
The fight you are in as a child of God is a fight of faith. Knowing that it is a good fight should give you confident assurance. You are admonished to fight the good fight of faith and take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you were born again. The fight is the conflict between our earthly temporary circumstances and our spiritual eternal realities. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DD, explained the good fight of faith as: “the unleashing of our faith on the rebellious circumstances of time to compel changes to correspond with stubborn faith proclamation”. Ephesians 6:12-13 clarifies, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand” (NIV). This is a spiritual warfare. The Lord Jesus won the battle; all we do is to enforce the victory. Faith holds fast until you lay hold on the promise.
With strong faith, Abraham received his promised son Isaac, regardless of the seemingly impossible situation. Give no place to unbelief or doubt in your heart (James 1:5-8), but grow strong in your faith, unwavering (Hebrew 10:23), giving glory to God, for He who has called us is faithful. Faith pleases God for without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). The power of God’s Word is in the hearing. May you be so empowered as you keep hearing the Word of God.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for the reminder that the fight of faith is good. I enforce my right in Christ using the name of the Lord Jesus and I lay hold on what He willed to me by His finished work. Thank you for empowering me by the Holy Spirit in the name of the Lord Jesus.
WISDOM NUGGETLike Paul, at the appearance of our Lord Jesus may you say “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 (NIV).