A Prayer for Power to Defend the Religion – Your Day by day Prayer

A Prayer for Power to Defend the Religion
By Emily Rose Massey

“Beloved, whereas I used to be making each effort to jot down you about our frequent salvation, I felt the need to jot down to you interesting that you simply contend earnestly for the religion which was as soon as for all handed all the way down to the saints” (Jude 1:3, NASB).

The “Prince of Preachers,” Charles Spurgeon, as soon as stated, “Controversy isn’t a really glad component for the kid of God: he would far quite be in communion together with his Lord than be engaged in defending the religion, or in attacking error. However the soldier of Christ is aware of no alternative in his Grasp’s instructions. He might really feel it to be higher for him to lie upon the mattress of relaxation than to face coated with the sweat and mud of battle; however, as a soldier, he has realized to obey, and the rule of his obedience shouldn’t be his private consolation, however his Lord’s absolute command. The servant of God should endeavor to keep up all the reality which his Grasp has revealed to him, as a result of, as a Christian soldier, that is a part of his obligation. However whereas he does so, he accords to others the freedom which he himself enjoys.”

Within the epistle of Jude, he exhorts believers to be defenders of the religion, to carry quick to our message as Christians, the wonderful gospel.

“Beloved, whereas I used to be making each effort to jot down you about our frequent salvation, I felt the need to jot down to you interesting that you simply contend earnestly for the religion which was as soon as for all handed all the way down to the saints” (Jude 1:3, NASB).

Partaking in Christian apologetics in immediately’s tradition is desperately wanted when defending the religion, even inside the Church and particularly in America as a result of error abounds. We should stand for fact and turn into defenders of the Christian religion that has stood the check of time for 1000’s of years, even when wolves are available to devour the flock (Matthew 7).

It is not a few single individual being proper; It’s about studying rightly divide God’s Phrase, which is ideal as a result of God is ideal. God’s Phrase is absolute fact. If we’re God’s kids, we are going to wish to develop in that fact, boldly proclaim it, and defend it from error, even when it makes us uncomfortable and even expertise ache and rejection at occasions. The gospel is offensive. Fact can minimize deep and level out issues in us that we do not wish to see, but when we wish to be conformed to the picture of Christ, we should consider and comply with fact.

We should always not need to apologize for our zeal for God’s Phrase and His wonderful gospel as a result of with out these treasured presents from the Lord to us, we’d not have the ability to experience the advantages of the excellent news or share it with others in order that their fellowship with their Heavenly Father is restored.

As God’s kids, we’ve got been reworked by God’s love and mercy. We will stay forgiven and free due to that. We should always lengthy to share that love with others by sharing fact discovered within the Bible, whether or not they have by no means heard the gospel, or they’ve strayed from its pure message and have begun following a false gospel.

We should always by no means really feel ashamed to share the hope of our message as believers, turning from our life in sin to turning to Christ alone who gives us new everlasting life in Him that was bought for us by His personal blood. In Christ, we’re forgiven. In Christ, we’re God’s treasured kids. That is the religion that was as soon as for all handed all the way down to the saints of outdated, and we should proceed to move it down to every era and defend it from those that would wish to twist its message.

Do you’ve got a need to share fact with a beloved one who could also be caught up within the deception of a false gospel or in your social media platform to achieve others for the gospel? Ask the Holy Spirit to provide you boldness and ask Him for a better need for His Phrase. It’s so essential to turn into a diligent scholar of God’s Phrase in order that when the chance presents itself, you’ll be able to give a response for the hope that you’ve got within you (1 Peter 3:15). Stand agency and march on in reality, expensive solider of the Lord!

Let’s pray:

Heavenly Father,
I do know Your Phrase warns us that within the Final Days to watch out to not be deceived. False lecturers, false prophets, and false gospels abound. Please equip me with discernment to have the ability to spot counterfeit messages that undermine the great thing about the completed work of the cross. I’m asking for energy and boldness to face agency upon Your Holy written Phrase and have the ability to proclaim it and defend it in opposition to those that twist it. I’m grateful to not solely be known as Your baby however a solider in Your nice military. I pray that You’d ship others within the religion that I can hyperlink arms with to have the ability to battle the great battle and run the race that You have got set earlier than me. The times are rising darker, however that simply means the sunshine of Your fact and goodness will simply shine brighter and brighter. Assist me to proceed to be a provider of that gentle wherever I’m going.
In Jesus’ title, amen.

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