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We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood! Part ?, “Same Battle, But Different Fronts!”

To read part 1, go here…JANUARY 15 (We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood!)

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“Wherein in time past ye walked

according to the course of this world,

according to the prince of the power of the air,

the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

Ephesians 2:2

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A father received a tearful phone call from his daughter, concerning some struggles she was currently suffering through.

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And as the father listened, he realized that her problem was one that he had never personally dealt with. And at first he couldn’t appreciate how such seemingly minor issues could be causing her so much grief and despair.

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And so, not wanting to merely give her some typical fatherly one-liner, thinking he could solve her problems in 60 seconds or less, he just listened.  

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And the more he listened, the more he realized that her problem was in an area that he never personally had in his own life. It just was not an area of life in which he had ever personally struggled with, nor even thought to be important.

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But his distraught daughter was indeed struggling in this area. And at first, he didn’t really know what to say to her.

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But after some time, the fog began to clear away, as he at last realized the common denominator between her struggles and his own very different personal struggles.

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And so, the father finally assured his daughter that her battles were not with people, as she thought, but were actually with unseen spirits who were robbing her of her peace and contentment.

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And then he told her that even though her battle was different from his, the very same Devil was causing them!

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“After all”, the father continued, “Aren’t we all just trying to be happy? And isn’t it true that the entire world is full of people who, like us, are merely striving to be happy, and to find peace and contentment?”

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Now, seeing that he had his daughter’s full attention, the father continued, “But even though humanity’s striving for happiness is a universal endeavor, nevertheless, this unbelieving world is striving for that peace and happiness in many different ways. Some think that such peace is found in financial independence. Others seek for happiness by pursuing fleshly pleasures and carnal delights. Still others might go after the proud attainments of life, while many others may seek after new thrills and adventures. And then there are the vast multitudes who immerse themselves in the various forms of entertainment now available by means of this cornucopian super-society.”

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“But the one common denominator, is that we’re all seeking to be happy, to be peace-filled and content.”

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Well, the father assured his daughter that, “The Bible offers the human race that one-and-only-one true way to find such happiness, joy and peace!”

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And for example, Isaiah 26:3 says…“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee (Jesus). Because he trusteth in Thee” Isaiah 26:3

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Yes, here is the one true formula for a life of peace and joy and contentment:to keep our minds stayed upon Jesus, trusting in His precious promises!

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Jesus says basically the same thing as Isaiah, only in slightly different words…Mat 11:28  Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

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Here is the answer to all the problems in the world! If the people of this planet would only begin to seek after a knowledge of Jesus Christ, the world would eventually find the answer to their problems, each and every one! True happiness would thus be achieved, and by none other ways!

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And so, dear Reader, the bottom line is just this. Yes, “the god of this world”, Lucifer, may convince us that happiness must be attained by means of the various selfish ways that this world-system offers. And in these various ways, he misdirects our footsteps. But though it seems as if we are each fighting our own personal war on many different battle fronts, it nevertheless is the same war, and we all have the same goal for victory: love, joy and peace.

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And both this father and his daughter may seemingly be struggling in different ways, the answer to his problems is the very same answer to her different problems as well: to look away from this world of sin and selfishness, and look up to the ways of Heaven, and to Heaven’s Jesus!

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This is the answer to their problems.

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And this is the answer to both your problems and my problems as well!

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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“Dear Lord, Give me spiritual insight, that I might see the true battle! Help me put on my heavenly armor, that I might be a properly fitted soldier in the Lord’s army…

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READ MORE…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read…May 16 (We Wrestle Not Against Flesh & Blood! Part 3, “Political Correctness: Satan’s Righteousness!”), or you can also read… “March 28th (Taking Back This Nation For God!)”

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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SIGN IN HEAVEN

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Well, If you look up and lift up your head, you just might see a wonderful sign, which God spoke about in Revelation 12. It is a constellation of a woman. The ancients only saw it as a great bear. It is commonly known as Ursa Major . It is also known as the 7 Stars (aka, The Big Dipper), but with the addition of various other stars.

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But with the eye of faith, it actually appears as the Revelation 12 Woman. You see, God has placed in the heavens, the symbol of His bride, the Church-Faithful.

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Listen… “And there appeared a great wonder (sign) in heaven; a woman…And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered…And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place… from the face of the serpent. Revelation 12:1, 2, 14.

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TRAVAILING IN SUMMER, FLEEING IN WINTER

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In the summer night-sky, Just as this passage

 says, she appears as the woman-in-travail. But in the winter, she flips upside-down, to appear as the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12, just as this passage states. But whether this Virtuous Woman is in labor pains, or fleeing to the mountains, she is the heavenly icon of God’s bride, His Church.

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And now we need to explore how this fleeing woman in the heavens relates to us, the Church. Just like this fleeing woman, we too, need to flee from the wrath to come. But how do we flee? And where do we flee to? Well just read this article and you will find out exactly what the Bible has to say about all this.

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Ursa Major Star-Chart with woman constellation drawn in by this website – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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READ MORE…

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To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Revelation 12 Woman & The Narrow Gate Stars (Orion’s Gate to Heaven)”

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TOMORROW…