Battling for the Gospel

On Sunday I had a wonderful sense that God and us had some success in the Spiritual battle that we are fighting here in Bullhead City.   There were eleven young people in our audience.  A couple of those were ones that we had specifically been praying for over the last year or so.  But, I shouldn't be surprised.  This summer God has been working in our young peoples lives.  I observed sincere commitment to Spiritual decisions after our young people returned from Ironwood.  The decisions were not earth shattering ones.  But our kids were mostly excited about getting serious about studying the Word.  Band camp brought an environment to encourage the kids to truly keep those decisions.

Sunday was a great blessing.  But, it is one small victory for righteousness.  There are many more battles that lie ahead.  May all of us, stay on our knees in prayer.  May we continue to believe that God will save the ones that we have prayed for.  This week pray, brothers and sisters in Christ.  Pray that seeds planted will come to a transforming fruition of New Life in Christ.

Ephesians 6:10-12

 ¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 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.

Growing in Christ

2Pe 3:18

But grow in grace, and [in] the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] glory both now and for ever. Amen.

 My question for you is are you growing in Chirst?  Or are you standing pat.  Are you continuing to learn more and more about Jesus every day?  We must be continuing on Christ.  My reason for posting this is I've been challenged by our young people.  We've spent plenty of time and effort making sure that each young person could go to Ironwood camp and then on to music camp.  It was such a great blessing to see our kids make decisions for Christ at both camps.  I was impressed at the great Godly examples that our kids had in the leaders and counselors of both camps.  Our kids saw Christian young people that loved God and were living for Christ.  They came back into their Bibles and excited about studying God's Word.  What a blessing its been to see God work in young men and women's lives.

Now it is for all of us to make sure we are on a similar path.  Are we on the path of growing in Christ?  Are we open and willing to let God work in our lives and continue on in Christ?  Let us learn and be challenged by the young people this summer and "grow in Christ."