Renew Your mind before the Evil Day overtakes you
Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. -We need to renew our minds!
The devil comes to us and says, that’s not for you, you can’t do this. But please know today, that the devil is a liar. Scripture says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. Now lets find out what God has to say for us to do when the evil day comes upon us.
The Evil Day
I feel an urgency in the Word being brought through this message. God says to us today, “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand. Stand Therefore.” The evil day brings with it overwhelming circumstances, spiritual battles, the body of Christ under attack. Our comfort and sense of security being shattered, dreams we may have had being crushed.
On Sunday Pastor said to us… Newsflash! You’re on Satan’s Hit list! You’re in the top 10! He is after you, your family, your children, your dreams, your life, your career. He’s after You. Pastor told us on Sunday what Paul told those in his day. “I want you to know how to approach this kind of day because you are going to need the strength of the Lord on that day.” He let us know that our normal go-to approach isn’t going to work. We will need the Lord’s strength. These will be battles like you’ve not seen before.
The Spiritual Realm
He also wanted to remind us that everything visible and physical is preceded by that which is Invisible and spiritual. Throughout the book of Ephesians, Paul refers to heavenly places and spiritual realms. We cannot continue living life like these things are fables and fairy tales or we will become overtaken before we know it. Luke 22:31-32 “And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” -The enemy wants to steal, kill and destroy each one of us, but the Lord prays to God for us that our faith should not fail.
Jesus sought His Father for strength, with eyes focused on the Spiritual, not the Physical
This reminds me of the Easter program that we are currently working on. When Jesus was in the garden praying, He sought His Father in heaven for strength. He prayed long enough that he returned to his disciples 3 times and they had fallen asleep. For Jesus, the situation was so dire, so stressful, his sweat turned to drops of blood. Can You Imagine!?
When we are in dire situations, we need to remember where our help comes from. Our help comes from The Lord, The maker of Heaven and Earth. He alone is the answer to our problems. In Jesus’ case, he had to endure affliction and death and sometimes we too may have to endure hardship. But I believe Jesus was given strength from God in heaven to endure. Remember, as they beat Him and utterly crushed Him, He didn’t say a word. He had His eyes on the Spiritual realm. He knew He would wipe away the sins of the world and see His father in a few short hours. If we too could get our focus off the fruit of the problem and get to the root of the problem, we will gain strength and wisdom to overcome the “evil day”.
We must choose to look at life through spiritual lenses to know how to pray and trust in our God for He is faithful.
Ephesians 6:8 “for we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:10-11 … be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Final thoughts
Do not run away from God when you are in the evil day, run to Him. You are now engaged in Spiritual warfare. Stand firm and dress for success, He has given you your armor, The Armor of God, use it. -When the bank account has failed you, when the Dr. has failed you, when your friends have failed you… You shouldn’t have been looking to these for answers in the first place. Center yourself on Jesus Christ and He will make a way where there seems to be no way. What can we do to center our lives on Jesus?
Eph 6:18-20 pray(ing) always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, be(ing) watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. Pray, with prayer and supplication in the Spirit and be watchful with all perseverance and pray for others. Prayer builds our relationship with Jesus, we must have a relationship with Him and open communication with Him to be able to hear clearly the instruction he has for us in this life. Fan into flame the fire inside of you. It is there, ignite it! Ignite Definition: Arouse into flame, cause it to catch fire! AMEN!
This Message on “The Evil Day” is a summary of a sermon from Pastor Tyrone on Sunday March 20th at Word of Faith Church in Waveland. If you would like to see video of this sermon click here. If you would like us to pray for you, please click here and send us your prayer requests!
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