Spiritual Veterans, Sunday Nov. 9th, 2008

This Sunday was dedicated to honoring our Veterans. We always want to honor their service and sacrifice. This morning's sermon was based on the fact that we are all "spiritual veterans." We are all in the midst of a spiritual battle. We are all veterans of battles, maybe not of a foreign war, but a battle in our spirit, mind, or body. Jesus, Paul, Moses, and Daniel all faced spiritual, phyiscal, and mental battles. One thing we can learn from them is that when they needed a spiritual break through they fasted. They took things out of their lives that met their physical needs in order to make time to spend with God. By doing this, they met their spiritual needs. They gave their spirit the necessary nourishment it needs in order to experience God. Sometimes we think our spirit is healthy because we appear healthy on the outside. Sadly, our spirit is suffering on the inside. Fasting will give us the spiritual strength we need to have spiritual victories in our lives, in our church, and in our world.

We are in BASIC training as we grow spiritually. We are in training because one day we will fight side by side with the Lord in the battle of Armaggedon. However, thanks be to God that we know who will win these battles and that Christ is already the champion.

I pray you will seek the Lord this week for victory in your lives.

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