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August 7th 2020

David_Orr • August 7, 2020
Standing Alone
When sin is in control of your life God does not stand with you and God will not use you. His name cannot be associated in any way with your unrighteous way of living so you stand alone. You stand alone because you can’t serve two Masters (Matthew 6:24 – Luke 16:13). You can't stand God’s Ground when Satan is camped out on yours. You can go to church and read words and sing songs and listen to sermons but live a powerless Christian life. The reason your life is powerless is because you hold to a sin more tightly than you cling to God. There is a stronghold in your life and like a virus in your body – sin in your heart makes your spirit sick. Away from God there is no strength in your life: you have a stronghold of sin demanding tribute and treason against God. 'For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, ' 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 ESV. Where does the battle for your mind begin?
A Clean Heart
' Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. ' Psalm 51:10-12 ESV The first time I read Psalm 51 so many years ago I had already surrendered and come back to God: but my time of rebellion had left me pierced with many arrows of addictions. I was struggling SO hard against my strongholds demanding their way in my life. I realized that even though my spirit stood before God clean: my heart was still filthy. I knew my Salvation was sure but there was so much uncertainty in my heart that I was a spiritual quadriplegic. I reread this Psalm owning every word in the contrition God expects and He began wall busting and cleaning house. I couldn’t “Stand God’s Ground” when Satan had so much leverage in my life to extort me into submission. David said that only after his heart was cleansed and his joy was restored would he be able to teach transgressors God’s way and Sing God’s Praise. Do what it takes to get rid of the things that keep you from God’s Will and Get right with God? Believe God’s PROMISES and focus on His will and “STAND GOD’S GROUND!” “GOD’S GOT THIS!” 'And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. ' Philippians 1:6

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