Praise be to the Lord my Rock,
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle. (Ps. 144:1)
We don’t like talk of “war,” but war is what we get when we come into true Kingdom allegiance. When we make the declaration in our lives that Jesus IS Lord, that means all other things are NOT our rulers. Our declaration of allegiance to Jesus doesn’t make other allegiances happy. And we get war in some way.
We need our lives trained for war. We need our spirits readied for spiritual strength conditioning. We need our hearts set on fully worshiping our Lord. With our spiritual vision full of Jesus, we gain new perspective and new strength.
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. (2 Cor. 10:4)
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (Eph. 6:12-17)
We need our spirits alert. Our flabby spiritual state needs a workout like none other. It is time for training.
Apprentice 2 Jesus 