In times of peace, we have to prepare for war

SUMMARY: Believers should not wait for times of crisis to strengthen their spiritual foundations. They should build up their spiritual life daily through prayer, reading the Word, and communing with other believers. While it's important to be vigilant against the wiles of the devil, believers should not become preoccupied with spiritual warfare and neglect other aspects of Christian maturity such as ethical growth and the daily cultivation of the Fruit of the Spirit. God's intention is for believers to live in peace and prosperity, not in a continual state of war and crisis. It's important to build solid walls to protect our spiritual life and strengthen our foundations to resist the pressures of the Christian life. Like Joseph, in times of plenty and prosperity, we should plan for times of drought and adversity.

The time of peace is the perfect time to prepare for war. We should not wait for the moments of crisis in our life and then try to strengthen our spiritual foundations. The believer is strengthened in the Lord every day, especially in times of quiet and normality. Each day — through prayer, reading the Word, communing with other believers — the Christian provisions for both normalcy and testing. By acquiring wisdom daily, recognizing and surrendering the areas of our personality that need the Lord's treatment, wearing the full armor of God — we strengthen the foundations of our life and become increasingly impenetrable to the attacks of the enemy.

The essential orientation of the son or daughter of God is towards peace, stability and prosperity. That is your heritage and your expectation. Now, as he lives in peace and enjoys the benefits of being a child of God, he keeps an eye out against the wiles of the devil, and prepares for possible times of war, which will undoubtedly come (see I Pet 5: 8 and Eph 6: 10-13). Such continuous vigilance, however, never degenerates into a sick preoccupation with the machinations of the demonic hosts. She is always focused on the love and grace of God, which are always resting on her life.

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