14th lesson/ Are you Prepared for the Heat of the battle

Good morning Ladies.  I'm sorry that I never got this posted yesterday.  It was a pretty hectic day, still I should have found time to post the lesson.  I pray you are all being blessed.

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE HEAT OF THE BATTLE?
~Do you know what to do to prepare~

Prepare: Strengthen, arm, equip

Joshua 4:13 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

Battle: Fight, war

2nd Chronicles 32:8  With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles.  And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah King of Judah.

In the rage of the battle, the heat of the battle, what are you going to do?  When the enemy is brining everything he has against you, what are you going to do?
The word says we shall hold our peace and the Lord shall fight our battles (challenge, find this scripture)
The battle has already been won!
But when we are in the heat of our trial and the blows are coming hard, we must put on the whole armor of God and Stand!

PREPERATION FOR BATTLE:

1.  Put on the whole armor of God - Ephesians chapter 6

2. Read the word of God and seek Him diligently - Hebrews 11:6 & Proverbs 7:15

3.  Fast & Pray without Ceasing - 1st Thess 5:17

~GIVE GOD PRAISE~

When you have done these things and prepared yourself, and the battle starts, you can have peace, knowing that God is going to fight this battle for you.

Here are some more things you can do:
Plead the blood over your home, your family - Ezekiel 12:13 (they applied the blood over their home)

Declare the peace of God. (challenge: find a scripture about having the peace of God)

Anoint thyself and fast Matthew 6:17

~Know & Remember Who You Are In God~

No weapon formed against thee shall prosper - Isaiah 54:17

Draw A blood line, Satan can't cross it
Plead a hedge of protection around your children
Pray for the angels to be encamped around you

Don't look at the problem - Look at the problem solver

Tell Satan the you are on God's side, that God has you and is fighting for you!

Prepare yourself, make yourself ready.  Christians need to get geared up!  Get the word in your heart, their might come a day when we're not allowed to have it. 

Don't say your weak but say Your STRONG (challenge- find this scripture)
Don't say I can't do this, but say I WILL SURVIVE!!!!!

Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
~These battles we fight are not physical.  That's why we have to have on the armour, that's why we have to read and seek God, and that's why we have to fast and pray.  That's the only way we are going to be Prepared for the heat of the battle.

Colossians 1:20
And having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth or things in Heaven.

Thank God we can have peace in Him.  There is no peace to be found in this world except for the peace of God. 
If we will do these things and prepare ourselves, God will fight our battles for us. 
Because when the blows get harder and the trial gets harder, in the "heat" of the battle, we can STAND and we can begin to quote the scripture and call on the name of Jesus and satan must FLEE! 
We can't lay down and quit in the middle. God has brought us to far to do that.  No matter how hard it may seem at the time, we have to lift our hands and begin to Praise God.  Thank you Lord, because I know some way You are going to bring me out of this.  Thank you Lord, because I know I'm coming out stronger than when I went in.  Thank You Lord for Your Peace! 

Here's a little bit of a praise song God gave me a few months ago:
When the enemy comes in like a flood, I plead the blood
When the waves overtake me, I call out to my Saviour
And when I go through the fire, I know I'll come forth purified,
And no matter if things are good or bad, I have power in Your name!

We also have to prepare ye the way of the Lord
We have to get ready, and we have to witness to others out there and prepare the way of the Lord, because HE'S COMING BACK!!!!

Behold He comes, riding on a cloud, shining like the sun, at the trumpet call, lift your voice, it's the year of Jubilee, and out of Zion's hill salvation comes!

ARE WE PREPARED FOR THE BATTLE?

ARE WE PREPARED FOR JESUS' RETURN?

LET'S GET THAT WAY - AND TELL OTHERS!!!!!!!



TRIVIA QUESTIONS

1. What are the things we need to do to be prepared?

2.  Where is the scripture: we shall hold our peace and the Lord shall fight or battles?

3.  Where is the scriputre: Not to say we're weak, but say we're strong?

4.  In Ephesians chapter 6, tell me about the whole armor of God, Put on....what things?

5.  Why is it important to be prepared for the battle? (your thoughts)

First one to answer correctly gets to choose the next lesson.  I will let you know who you are!  Come on Ladies!!!!
Remember starting next week in order to have the chance to win a special prize you have to had read and answered five days in a row.

I want to say thank you to all of you again who are reading these and the ones who are responding.  I really appreciate your input and I appreciate you taking the time to read these. I'm just trying to be obediant to God.

Be Blessed  & Be Encouraged ~God can use you~
Evang. Patti Smith