Steadfast and Conquer

The hour in which we live right now calls for “Be ye Steadfast, Unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord!” To be Steadfast, Unmovable calls for a spirit of a Conqueror. It is pretty well know what Steadfast and Conqueror means, but as always we need a “deeper” understanding of these words that we might comprehend the fullness of what God is saying in His Word. To be Steadfast is to be firmly fixed!  Firm in belief and determined to not waver; Faithful!  We understand what Faithful means in marriage, but do we have the same knowledge of being Faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ?  Faithful; Unmovable, Steadfast in our Bible Reading, our Prayer life, our commitment to Worship and in our Giving? Faithful is “overcoming!”  and “overcoming” is “Victory after hard struggle.”  We are often burdened with various struggles in this day and age and we find it is most difficult at times to be Victorious, Steadfast, and Overcoming.  We know of Jesus Struggle with death, and the relinquishing of His will, that He might be Unmovable in His Sacrifice that brought about our Salvation. Jesus abounded in the work of His Father, as you might remember even as a child of about 12, He said, “I must be about My Father’s Business.” Jesus was Steadfast, Unmovable, and Faithful, overcoming the weakness of His flesh to be the Sacrificial Lamb for all humanity.  This Message is about revisiting our commitment to Christ. It is a known fact that Christianity has been lulled into a false relaxation. We are called to be warriors, conquerors, Overcomers, defeating our struggles and unmoved by the temptations of our day.  It is for the cause of God’s Kingdom that we abound in His Word, the Power of His Spirit and are Faithful to adhere to His Instructions. Our time has arrived to “Vanquish” the works of darkness – To Vanquish is to “Over Power Completely!” O God give us a Steadfast Spirit in our day that we might not be moved by the stresses of the enemy, nor his temptations to be at ease and world-like.  Let the Church Pray for a good old fashion revival that will quench our unkind attitude, our lack of preferring one another, the absence of a strong Faith, and cause our temperament to be more like Jesus! May be we Steadfast, Unmovable and Overcome by the Blood of the Lamb and love not our lives more then we love our God. In Salvation we are more than a Conqueror, we are well able to stand against the wiles of the devil for Christ rules and He is all powerful!   Loving you, Pastor