CHRISTIANS, WATCH AND PRAY.

MESSAGE FROM THE ALTAR
DEVOTIONAL SERVICE 21/03/2021

CHRISTIANS, WATCH AND PRAY

EPHESIANS 6:11-13

11. Put on all the armor that God supplies. In this way you can take a stand against the devil’s strategies.
12. This is not a wrestling match against a human opponent. We are wrestling with rulers, authorities, the powers who govern this world of darkness, and spiritual forces that control evil in the heavenly world.
13. For this reason, take up all the armor that God supplies. Then, you will be able to take a stand during these evil days. Once you have overcome all obstacles, you will be able to stand your ground.
    (GOD’S WORD EDITION).

1 PETER 4:7
The end of everything is near. Therefore, practice self-control, and keep your minds clear so that you can pray.

HYMNAL
“CHRISTIAN, seek not yet repose,
Hear thy guardian angel say,
Thou art in the midst of foes;
“Watch and pray.”

Principalities and powers,
Must ring their unseen array,
Wait for thine unguarded hour;
“Watch and pray.”

Gird thy heavenly armour on,
Wear it every night and day,
Ambushed lies the evil one,
“Watch and pray.”

The Body of Jesus Christ is under tremendous attack. The diadem of Christianity is being trampled upon by barbaric hordes flaunting weapons to annihilate the saints of God. The enemy onslaught against the Church is becoming more subtle and vicious. The list of Christian martyrs has become intolerably worrisome. Christian institutions are in desperate plight as influential forces make concerted efforts to intimidate and humiliate them. The orgy of violence unleashed on the Church of God is beyond rationality with its level of insanity. It is disheartening and nauseating watching backsliding Christians grovel for crumbs of bread off satanic tables, out of fear and desperation.
The battle to destroy Christianity is being waged without and ,unfortunately, within the Church herself. The Antichrist and false disciples dine and wine in the slaughter houses, the abattoir, where saints of God are martyred.
It is unfortunate that most Christians are lulled into a false sense of security, even in these perilous times: They are ignorant of the wiles of satan and the caprices of satanic agents.
The aim of the onslaught is to discourage and hurt the saints; to force the saints to forsake Christ and reject salvation by dangling before them the perishable glitters of this world; and to halt the noble cause of evangelism worldwide.
This assignment from the gates of hell must fail. Jesus Christ has promised us that the gates of hell shall not prevail.

Therefore, let feeble knees be made strong. Let weary hands be lifted up. Let us put on the full armour of God and move into battle, knowing that Jesus Christ Himself remains the Captain of our battle .We have the Holy Spirit to guide us. We have angelic hosts to assist us. We are more equipped than the forces arrayed against us. We are more superior. We are unconquerable. We are Christians. We are the apple of God’s eyes. We are unbreakable. We are Divine royalty. We are peculiar people. Let us go out there to depopulate satanic kingdom through vigorous evangelism. Let us go out there and breakdown the oppressive strongholds of satanic agents. Let us reach out to discouraged Christians and through love return them to the safety in Christ. The Great Commission is a task that must be unfailingly and successfully carried out no matter the circumstances. The reward is certain.
May God continue to strengthen us to endure to the end and to have our names in the Book of Life at the end of our pilgrimage here on esrth, in the precious name of Jesus Christ.

References :Ephesians 4:11-16; 1Corinthians 3:11, 19; 14:20; Jude 1:12;
2Corinthians 4:2