Merry Christmas! I know the thought: I hope that I have faith to speak the name of Jesus when confronted with the test. Uh, why are we waiting for the trial by fire, the fearful test of the uncanny, or the attack of the enemy to speak the name of Jesus? We are guarded ceaselessly by the angels of our Lord, but we can participate too. Speak the name of Jesus around your house. Get used to guarding the house now, prevent the attack by watchfulness. Make the preemptive strike that stops the attack of the devil before it begins.
We would think the Christian silly who waits to put on the whole armor of God until the flaming darts of the enemy strike him. Yet, we do the same by thinking that we must wait to use the matchless name of Christ until an attack of the enemy is under way. Praise the name of Jesus often, constantly, with steadfast love and determination. In other words, live in Christ as He lives in you and me. Sing the hymns and songs you know worshipping and praising God all the day and in the night.
As one who has fought the attack of anxiety (aka fear), I have found that to wait for it to get in the first blow is to make the adversary that much more difficult to fight off. And we are called to fight in the army of Christ. The battlefield may be in the mind here in our land more than it ever was, but that doesn't mean that we give up the field to the enemy and his minions. Praise the name of our Lord Jesus in every way possible. Use the authority granted us in Christ to command the enemy away. As Paul reminded us, pray constantly!
Bucky
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