2 Timothy 4:7-8 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
“A good fight is a winning fight.”
In boxing, wrestling, or martial arts, the fight will be exciting and energizing when the boxer, wrestler, or fighter we support is winning. It is not a good fight when our team is losing! In any fighting sport there is a chance of the stronger and more skillful team to win. Strategic attack and approach also plays a vital part in fighting games.
The Christian walk is a “good fight”. It is a good fight as we don’t win by chance but by choice. Jesus has won the fight hence we fight from victory and not for victory.
The LORD God in all His conversations with Moses and the Israelites told them – “See, I have set the land before you; go in and take possession of the land” (Deuteronomy 1:8a). He did not tell them “occupy the land”, He said, “Take possession”. “Occupying” is to physically reside in a place but “possessing” is to take full ownership and legal control. The legal deed of ownership of Canaan was given to them as a possession, even before they stepped into the land to fight for it.
Good Fight:
1. Strong: The fight is only to develop our faith muscles. No fight with the Lord on our side, will make us frail and feeble; it will make us strong and bold.
2. Skillful: The knowledge and the revelation of the Word of God make us skillful. God’s plans for our lives are good and not evil. Walking in His plans will keep us joyful and hopeful about the future. Wisdom or God’s thoughts make us skillful.
3. Strategic: The strategy to be victorious is the wining mindset. We get into the ring to win, not to try our best to win. The crown is ready for us even before the fight begins. This is a revelation that will make our fight “the good fight”. Every challenge we face is a fight and all circumstances including the crisis we face are God’s setups for elevation.
Be strong in faith, skillful in wisdom and strategic in approach and “Fight the Good Fight” to possess the promises.
Prayer: Dear Holy Spirit, mold my mind to see the struggles that I face as your setups for my victory. Amen.
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