When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit.(Judges 8:4)
I believe one of the weaknesses of the body of Christ worldwide is that very few are really exhausted from eliminating the enemy from their lives, their families, and their churches. In fact, I doubt that many are truly still in pursuit, chasing the enemy down. Our spiritual senses have become dulled and we've given up the fight to be in the world but not of it.
I think that some Christians are over-exhausted from doing most of the work (2 Thessalonians 3:13). That shouldn't happen. The church needs everyone involved, doing his or her part, big or small, in evangelism and discipleship. If you're not involved in the church, now is the time to pick up your armor and go to battle, assisting your brothers and sisters in the Lord, and serving each other where you can. Some of you are gifted teachers and leaders, but have given up because of a small or even petty reason. Don't give up! The church needs you! Some of you have allowed the enemy to get the best of you and you're scared that Jesus or His church won't take you back in. That's baloney! The church needs you--everyone--to defeat the devil and to keep him out.
Jesus said that the harvest is huge but that the laborers are so few (Matthew 9:37). Don't be one who is being pursued by the devil; you take the Godly initiative. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we can kick the enemy out of our families, our schools, our communities, our churches, and our nation! And we cannot do it without every single one of us pitching in doing our part.
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