Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. Psalm 144
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Whack a mole. When you whack it, whack it until it’s dead.
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Elisha’s last prophetic word.
The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it…” 2 Kgs 13:16
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Defend your lentil patch. The Lord honours that.
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When the Philistine banded together at a place where there was a field full of LENTILS, Israel’s troops fled from them. But SHAMMAH took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the LORD brought about a great victory. 2 Sam 23: 11.
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Stewardship – why fight so hard, when your work will belong to the Lord and it’s going to be tithed away anyway
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What is holy belongs to the Lord – if it’s God’s portion to you, it belongs to the Lord.
But instead David poured it out before the LORD. “Far be it from me, LORD, to do this!” he said “ Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it.
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Pray the imprecatory psalms
It is right to hate evil
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Those who love the Lord will hate evil
Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Psa 97:10
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Remain in me – apart from me you can do nothing.
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“Shall we kill them my father, shall we kill them?”/”Shall we command fire to rain on them?” – which produce a "no" from God.
Note Jesus’ command: Do not curse your enemies; turn the other cheek (so hard!)
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Praying to God to call judgment against the evil, in line with “Anyone who does not love the Lord, let him be accursed!” 1 Cor 16:22
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Stop trying to find a formula and listen on a per situation basis. Enter his courts with worship and praise! Strip off your yoke with repentance.
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Personal life battles vs Church corporate battles
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