Use the spoken word to make the kingdom war less demanding, less difficult and less draining on your part and the rest of the neighborhood.
19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. ROMANS 14
Campaign for the Neighborhood to Adopt a Common Course of Action and Fight as One
Ecumenism may have its noble intentions, but it promotes tolerance, compromising, and continued division. So in the process of adopting a common direction and course of action, suggest that everyone consider what the Gospel of Truth is trying to impart, and stick to its vision:
4 There is one Body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope, when you were called— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. EPHESIANS 4
5 Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. PROVERBS 30
Campaign for the Discarding of Fears
A Born-Again aunt got sick one day. She did not feel any better after medical treatment, so she consulted a spiritist (popularly called faithhealer in the Philippines). She knew the spiritist was of Lucifer yet she allowed her fear of pain and dying to intimidate her. She sought treatment and justified her action, saying, “What matters to me is the instant healing.”
14 Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened. 15 In your hearts set apart the Messiah as Lord. 1 PETER 3
Fear is a demonic spirit that Lucifer instills in the human heart. It has many faces—fear of discomfort, fear of hurting, fear of suffering, fear of poverty, fear of losing face, fear of loneliness—but the mother of them all is fear of dying.
Fear prompts us to think, speak and act irrational; to disobey God and desert the fight. Our aunt did. She compromised with the devil and willingly chose to forego eternal dwelling in exchange for a longer stay on the planet.
Fear prompts us to point the gun at our temple and click the trigger. Psychologists call it escapism. We call it suicide. Lucifer calls it Success!
Fear hinders righteousness. A house was burning with people trapped inside. Their neighbors hesitated to help.
Fear causes us to freeze before lawlessness. A wife and her daughter were violated, children harmed, and valuables stolen. The husband did not press charges. He did not have the guts. He let the lawless get away scot-free and gave them a chance to repeat their crimes elsewhere.
24 The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy [who] dares not testify. PROVERBS 29
Lucifer instills fear as a strap to rein us, to make us abandon the fight and quit on God.
8 But the cowardly… their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the Second Death. REVELATION 21
Trust God and get rid of your fears.
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. MATTHEW 10
13 Those who fear the Lord will live, because they have put their trust in the One who can save them. 14 Fear the Lord, and you will have nothing else to fear. If your trust is in Him, you will never act like a coward. 15 People who fear the Lord are fortunate, because they know where they can look for help. 16 The Lord watches over those who love Him; He is their strong protection, and firm support. He shelters them from the noonday sun, and keeps them from stumbling and falling. 17 He makes them cheerful and puts a sparkle in their eyes. He blesses them with life and health. SIRACH 34
14 Since the children [of God] have flesh and blood, [the Messiah] too shared in their humanity so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. HEBREWS 2
17 Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever. And I hold the keys of [the authority over] Death and Hades. REVELATION 1
25 I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in Me will live, even after dying. 26 Everyone who lives in Me and believes in Me will never ever die. JOHN 11 nlt
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