Saturday September 1, 2006

This battle we fear

Joel Akin

Rage on people. There is a war coming and you are part of it. Every day I pray and every day I face the swords of the enemy fighting against me. And each day I search for the face of God that I might be in His presence. And each day I wait for God to speak that I might hear even the tiniest whisper.

God and I fought, not with each other, but against the enemy. But the enemy carried me away into captivity. I was held against my will and I fought tooth and nail to escape. But that battle I fought didn't seem to be one that I could win. I suffered pain and I watched as my parents and family suffered and still suffer. I watch as Time carries us forward and we are hit by Sin daily. It is a war in the Spiritual and many of you who are of Faith know of which I speak. For there is a God above who knows our pain and our suffering and He bore the pain of His son upon the Tree of Calvary.

That battle was 2,000 years ago yet that stretch of time wasn't so God would sit back and do nothing. I know that Battle still continues and rages on in the heavens even as we speak. Yet I also know that there is a God who is not afraid of the outcome.

I know this. That this battle has to break out into the natural. So what does this mean for you and I? It means that we have to search our heart and our life and prepare ourselves for what is coming. We can't sit back and sigh and say "I didn't see it coming." We have to instead fall on our face and pray and ask God, "Help me be ready." For the war that comes is one that hasn't been fought before on planet earth. It is a battle of men but it will also be a battle of spirits fighting with men against the supremacy of God.

Remember this. There is a God who saw this. That men longed to fight with each other. They longed to take the battle sword and fight with one another. Most of us don't even realize we are not fighting against flesh and blood but against powers and principalities in high places. This Battle is Gods but it is also ours. And if we want to win we have to pray. For prayer is what will help God break through for the sake of earth and the people on earth. Prayer is the key to overcoming the battle forces of the enemy. Prayer is that which Gives heaven the head start so that at the end of time people will be able to say "I was there. I fought in the last day battle."

There is a song I like. It is called something like "Will you dance..." Some of the words speak of things of hope. Of taking life by the horns and making something of it. Of dancing instead of sitting back. I've been shy most of my life. I grew up quiet and fearful of stepping out and being seen by others. I was shamed publicly more than once and it hasn't been an easy thing. But I have learned there is a God who is helping me to step out. I have wondered lately how will I act when I meet God. Will I stand there or fall on my face? When it comes time to praise will I sit or will I dance. In all these things there is a way of overcoming our fear by trust. In this I know that God speaks and wants me to trust and not fear what is coming.

He has been speaking to me for a long time that this battle is coming. It is a battle that may come before the end of this month or it may be longer. I do know that God wants me to be ready. And I mean He wants me to trust and not be afraid. It will be a time of fear for men and men's hearts may fail them for fear. It will lead to great economic turmoil. There will be trials and tribulations on every front. People won't know what to do. They will search scripture for answers and they will turn to men for answers. Some will rise up and say they have answers but I know that only God has the correct answer. That is trust in Him.

So when this war starts, and it will be soon, trust. That whether it starts in Japan or whether it starts somewhere else remember there is a God who watches over you day and night. He hasn't forgotten your name nor your nation. He knows the purpose of your life and knows the reason for your life. In all things trust for God has set a course towards Earth and has risen up with Healing in His wings. He will transform the nation and sterilize the sin that so easily besets us, as I call it with extreme prejudice.

No matter what there will come out of this a change. Sides may be formed but God will set a pace to change our hearts so that we might see what is coming. We have to be ready with prayer for there is no other way. Trust and obey people. For God is coming back and the Battle of the Ages is about to begin.