The fast of Daniel- Day Eight

Original Post by Bishop Macedo

Have you ever seen how a soldier is trained in the army? Far more than their body, their mind is trained to control their emotions. This is because they have to be prepared to kill the enemy without mercy if and when they go to war. Soldiers are trained to destroy the enemies of their home country.

Still, their training is not the best.

When it comes to a special forces squad, a maximum of five out of a hundred applicants are chosen. Their training is extremely harsh and severe. Their mind is trained to make them almost indifferent to physical pain. Imagine their insensitivity to emotions!

If a soldier is not able to overcome his emotions and weaknesses, how will he confront and defeat the enemy? If he cannot win his own internal battles, how will he win his external battles?

For me, the philosophy of a special forces squad is not to die fighting, but to win fighting.

The Kingdom of God is no different. All who are born of the Holy Spirit are part of the Special Forces Squad of Heaven. No child of God is weaker than another. They all have the same Godly DNA, the same Spirit, the same power...

Isn’t this what we believe, that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind? 2 Timothy 1.7

Of course, not everyone is willing to risk his life to protect his faith. It was this way in the past, it is this way in the present and will continue to be this way in the future.

But there are some who stand out. They don’t think twice before sacrificing their lives for what they believe.

Take the Gadites who helped David as an example. The Bible says that they were men of valour, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like faces of lions, and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains… The least was over a hundred men, and the greatest was over a thousand. I Chronicles 12:1-14

God did not withhold His power from the faithful in the past, nor does He in the present. He has equipped His children in such a way that the enemies of the cross have no chance of prevailing.

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments… 2 Corinthians 10.4

Those who are born of the Spirit of God never lose. What appear to be losses, failures, frustrations and disappointments are nothing more than training for the Special Forces Squad of the Spirit of God.

All things work together for their good! All things...

When they win, they rejoice in the victory. Hallelujah!

When they lose they cry, mourn and groan—but only for a while.
Later on, they discover that they have gained. And then, it’s all celebration!

Death, demons, hell, the devil and all his children will tremble with rage when they see us happily, joyfully and glowingly facing the hardships of life.

The children of Cain are dying of envy because of us. Who ordered them not to make the sacrifices of the children of Abel?

LOL!

Win or lose, those who are born of God always win!