BE VIGILANT AND SOBER

The events of present times call for great vigilance in the natural and more importantly, the spiritual. The scriptures tells us that

 "Accordingly then, let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us keep wide awake (alert, watchful, cautious and on our guard) and let us be sober(calm, collected) and circumspect” 1 Thessalonians 5.6NKJV.(emphasis mine)

As I thought on this, it reminded me of a story in the book; Gulliver’s Travels where an English surgeon, Lemuel Gulliver had a business failure and took to the seas to get away and in the process experienced a shipwreck. He survived the incident and awoke from his unconsciousness to find himself in the land of very tiny people called the Lilliputians who had bound him with tiny threads and defended themselves against their prisoner with arrows that were like pin pricks on his body.

How did Gulliver’s, a thousand times their size get himself in that situation? Because of his weakened position. Even though he was bigger, these minute Lilliputians seem to have the upper hand to overrun him in his vulnerable condition.

This is what we suffer when we are not vigilant about the happenings in our lives and even those that are external but which effect will affect our lives or our loved ones. Wrong influences can easily slip into our lives if our heart is not established in the Word and watchful. This will lead to being bound in both spiritual and physical oppression that leads to frustration, pain and a limiting quality of life.

The scriptures speaks “be sober, be vigilant: because your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom to devour: whom resist steadfast in faith...”1 Peter5.8-9KJV(emphasis mine)

How then do we ensure that we are not caught in the bond of the enemy of our soul because his schemes will always be present with us? It is by being VIGILANT AND SOBER. In other words, ensure that we are in the right frame of mind (the mind of Christ: see a teaching on this at http://expereincejesusonline.blogspot.com) about anything because a little opening will catch us in his net.

We can’t do this without a daily constant communication with the Holy Spirit to keep us alert in the spirit. It is too late to catch sometime that has entered your natural space. You will suffer the consequences. The Holy Spirit helps to shed light on those areas of our life that we need to make adjustments, some of them are sinful habits we need to get rid off as they weaken us spiritually eroding our power to deal with the adversary and te challenges of life.

Some of these traits may be deemed fashionable in the worldview but not in God’s eyes. They keep us from hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit – distracting loud sounds in our thoughts. Remember, we overcame by the Blood of Jesus Christ and not by any other way. The only way we can enter into this experience is through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. There are no shortcuts or automatic admission. No spiritual guidance – no victory!!!. Don’t have the Gulliver’s experience that was at the mercy of miniature captors because of his exposed condition. BREAK FREE AND LIVE