October 31, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

When Darkness Prevails #6

Darkness tells us to walk; not to run

When darkness prevails we find ourselves walking and stubbing not running with Christ. The Bible tells us to “run with patience,” “to not run in vain”, or “run that you can attain the prize Christ has for you.” We need to run but darkness wants us to walk.

I injured my heel on my left foot a while ago. It made everything difficult to do. Try working on a working ranch, moving up and down hills, and carrying items with an injured foot, not easy. The Bible says, “Make straight paths for your feet.” Why, so you do not stumble and get injured. The Bible knows we must run in order to do God’s will.

David, when about to fight Goliath, ran to the top of the hill to fight the Philistine. He ran, why? Not that he liked to fight nor because he knew he would win, but because he saw Jesus on the top of the hill—he ran to Him and then fought Goliath.

We likewise run into the fight. Darkness knows that if you cannot run, move or carry the armor of God you will not be able to win over Satan’s plans or activities in this earth.

Satan wants you to have an injured heel. Satan injured Christ heel and Christ injured Satan’s head. The injured heel did not deter Christ from overpowering Satan’s domain (hell) nor Christ overcoming the power of death, hell, and sin.

We have the same hope in Christ. God has made a way for us not to stumble but if we get injured Christ’s death and resurrection over all darkness makes us victorious in Him.

So if you are thinking about taking it easy, do not be fooled by the darkness. We must always run into battle against evil. When we are injured and begin to walk, trying to be careful where we step, we are not looking up, but we are looking at the ground—this is what I was doing and it was depressing.

So I run! I run the race that Christ ran with this hope that I will finish this race of life, not walking across the finish line but running. I run in hope; not in despair, defeat, or with spiritual injury. I run looking up to the top of the hill where Christ is waiting for me—to fight with Him against darkness.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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