Isaiah 53:5 (NKJV) But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
John 14:8-11 (NKJV) Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.“
Matthew 9:35 (NKJV) Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Jesus healed all who were sick. Jesus solved all kinds of problems for people. This was revealing the Father’s will on earth. The same applies to us today. If the flaming arrow of sickness were to be shot at you, then you need to hold up the shied of faith to believe that by the stripes of Jesus you are healed! Hold up the shield of faith that you have a covenant God who will restore to you and all that belongs to Him is your entitlement in the covenant!
We need to stand firmly in Christ. We have to be established in the love of God, God’s character, the covenantal truth that He will not attack His covenant partner, which is the church. We need to make our stand clear in the midst of a “war zone” because the evil one will also cause you to have doubt about the Word. What we need is a strong conviction in our heart just like Abraham and other champions of faith. God has promised us great victory in many verses throughout the Scripture.
Jeremiah 29:11-12 (NKJV) For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Matthew 6:30-32 (NKJV) Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear? For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
Romans 8:31-32 (NKJV) What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?
The fiery darts can be bursting in flame but when it hits the shield which is soaked with water, it will quench the fiery darts immediately. Water represents the Word of God! Your shield of faith is determined by what you believe. When God opens an opportunity to us, no one is able to close it. Therefore, if God is for us then nothing will be able to stop us. We have victory in Christ!
Sermon series: Inner man
在祂里面得胜
以赛亚书 53:5 哪知他为我们的过犯受害，为我们的罪孽压伤。因他受的刑罚，我们得平安；因他受的鞭伤，我们得医治。
约翰福音 14:8-11 腓力对他说：“求主将父显给我们看，我们就知足了。” 耶稣对他说：“腓力，我与你们同在这样长久，你还不认识我吗？人看见了我，就是看见了父；你怎么说’将父显给我们看’呢？我在父里面，父在我里面，你不信吗？我对你们所说的话，不是凭着自己说的，乃是住在我里面的父做他自己的事。你们当信我，我在父里面，父在我里面；即或不信，也当因我所做的事信我。”
马太福音 9:35 耶稣走遍各城各乡，在会堂里教训人，宣讲天国的福音，又医治各样的病症。
耶稣医治所有病人，并解决各样问题。这彰显父神在地上的旨意，同样适用于今天的我们。若你被病魔缠身，得举起信心的盾牌，相信因耶稣受的鞭伤得医治！举起信心的盾牌，相信你有一位立约的神，祂将恢复你，并且，所有属于祂的一切是你在盟约中所应得的。
我们需坚定在基督里，被建造在神的爱、品格和这盟约的真理里，即祂不会攻击作为祂盟约伙伴的教会。我们需在“战场”中明确自己的立场，因恶者将使你怀疑神的话。我们需要同亚伯拉罕和其他信心勇士一样，怀着坚定的信心。神已在圣经的许多章节中应许我们大获全胜。
耶利米书 29:11-12 耶和华说：“我知道我向你们所怀的意念是赐平安的意念，不是降灾祸的意念，要叫你们末后有指望。你们要呼求我，祷告我，我就应允你们。”
马太福音 6:30-32 你们这小信的人哪！野地里的草今天还在，明天就丢在炉里，神还给它这样的妆饰，何况你们呢！所以，不要忧虑说，吃什么？喝什么？穿什么？这都是外邦人所求的。你们需用的这一切东西，你们的天父是知道的。
罗马书 8:31-32 既是这样，还有什么说的呢？神若帮助我们，谁能敌挡我们呢？神既不爱惜自己的儿子，为我们众人舍了，岂不也把万物和他一同白白地赐给我们吗？
燃烧的飞箭可在火焰中爆炸，但当它击中浸透水的盾牌时，会立即熄灭。水代表神的话！你的信心盾牌取决于你所信的。当神为我们敞开机会之门，没人能关上。因此，若神帮助我们，没什么能敌挡我们。我们在基督里能够得胜！
讲章系列：内在灵人
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