FIGHTING THE EVIL IN OUR OWN LIVES

FIGHTING THE EVIL IN OUR LIVES
We ALL have to fight evil
In our lives=it would be GREAT
If were ALL of PURE HEART=
In this world
But UNFORTUNATELY=that is NOT the way
Our world=or our lives work=IS IT?
Jesus CONFRONTED the evil of
His DAY=and was PURE OF HEART=
Pure of mind=and pure of SOUL
He was=HE IS
The most PERFECT being
That ever lived
We TOO have to FIGHT
The DECEIT=the dishonesty=the
IMPURE HEARTS that Jesus faced
"When the poor one
Called out
The Lord HEARD.........."                                                                                                          Psalm 34:7
The fact that Jesus-
DROVE out evil in others-
PERFORMED exorcisms
Is well DOCUMENTED
In the gospels
EVEN those fighting with Jesus
ADMITTED he could drive out demons-
They just questioned
The SOURCE of his power=claiming
It was demonic
"PROCLAIM the power of God
Whose majesty is over Israel
Whose POWER is in the heavens"                                                                                               Psalm 68:34
"The wise PREVAIL
Through GREAT POWER
And those who have knowledge
Muster their STRENGTH"                                                                                                    Proverbs 24:5
"But you will
RECEIVE POWER
When the HOLY SPIRIT
Comes on you
And you WILL be my WITNESSES
In Jerusalem
And in all Judea
And Samaria
And to the ENDS
Of the earth"                                                                                                                          Acts 1:8
Of course=to be PROPER WITNESSES
Of God and Jesus
In this life
We must first DEFEAT
The evil=the dark forces
In our own life=
And BECOME PURE
EASIER said than done
Evil is often HIDDEN=which makes it
More DIFFICULT to get at=
But sometimes it confronts us DIRECTLY
And it is easy to
FEEL OVERWHELMED=and feel like
We are NO MATCH
For the dark forces
But when we CALL on Jesus-
Call on his HOLY NAME=and
Through his SPIRIT
We FIND the strength=the
Power to BATTLE=and even WIN
The war within ourselves
"This is what the Lord
SAYS to you-
'Do NOT be afraid
Or discouraged
Because of this vast army
Fot the BATTLE is
Not yours=BUT GOD'S'"                                                                                                       2 Chronicles 20:15
"Who is the KING OF GLORY?
The Lord strong and mighty
The Lord mighty in BATTLE"                                                                                                  Psalm 24:8
CALL on the NAME OF GOD
The force and POWER of Christ=
And you will WIN-
The battle=the FIGHT
With evil in your own life
JUST AS JESUS DID
Robert P. Wallman
7-5-17

Ps         INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti