ARE YOU A MIGHTY MAN?

Brothers, are you more passionate this year than you were last year? Do you have more zeal? Are you more focused? Are you hungrier than ever before for the manifest presence of God? Can you say that you have a closer walk with God this year than you did last year? Can you relate to the questions that Dwayne has asked in the previous post; such as, are you doing anything differently? Making any preparations? Training physically, mentally, spiritually? Any quality decisions? Any new habits? Finally, Can you honestly say that you have been weeding out the thorns and unwanted growth with your pruning hook so that you are now eligible to carry a spear, and have you taken up your plow, dug into the word of God, so that you now have the sword of truth written on your heart? If you can say yes to these questions then I believe you can honestly say that God has awakened your spirit! At the beginning of the year the Lord charged us with the assignment of waking up the mighty men, but what was He really saying? At the previous Men’s Meeting, Brian shared a word about purchasing, from God, Gold refined in the fire. He then asked the men to raise their hand if they were Mighty Men. Only one person responded, while another quickly put his hand up and back down. I believe the reason that there was no response is because we were all looking to ourselves, rather than the source of our strength. JESUS!! For it is IN CHRIST that we are mighty. Now, we must proclaim it. WE ARE MIGHTY MEN! Not in ourselves, but IN CHRIST. 2Co 10:4,5 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. Brothers, one of the mighty weapons that the Lord has provided us with is our mouths. By our words we will be condemned, and by our words we will be justified. We must be careful to proclaim who we are IN CHRIST. When you are asked, Are you a mighty man? Your response should be, Yes, I am Mighty through God. Remember Joshua and Caleb. Remember Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Consider what the 300 soldiers of Gideon’s army did in the battle. They surrounded the enemy camp, charged in, broke their clay jars, held up their lanterns, blew their trumpets, and shouted, "Fight with your swords for the LORD and for Gideon!" God took it from there. He defeated the Midianites alone. He caused the enemy to turn on themselves. What ever part we play in this move that we are expecting from our Mighty God will be small, but at least we will be participators rather than spectators like those 31,700 men that were sent home. Many of them were allowed to share in the spoils at the end of the battle, but they were jealous for not being included from the start. We have honored His demand and done our utmost to wake up the mighty men. The fact is that if you are IN CHRIST, you are mighty. He just wanted to wake us up and bring it to our attention. I feel that He has our attention. We are awake. The rest is up to Him, and He will finish what He has begun. No weapon can form against us and prosper, because if GOD is for us who can be against us? For He that is within us is greater than he that is in the world. Brothers, even the tactics that the enemy tries to use against us will be used for our good and the good of our Lord. We are more than conquerors, and nothing is impossible for us through Christ who strengthens us. We must recognize who we are IN CHRIST, and stop looking to who we are in our selves. When we look to ourselves we recognize our weaknesses, we profess that we are weak, and we discredit what our Lord has done for us. God is building an army, so we must behave like Godly soldiers being prepared for a Holy War that is soon to be fought. Let us continue to stand together in awe of His supremacy, seeking him diligently, worshipping HIM IN SPIRIT, and looking forward to what lies ahead, while believing with all our hearts and proclaiming with confidence that, “WE ARE MIGHTY MEN IN CHRIST!!!”
Love you Brothers!
Bobby