Stand in the Name Of Jesus.

Stand fast in the name of Jesus.

Ephesians 6: 10 to 11

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of  His might. Put on the full armour of God, that you maty be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."

Verse 14, "Stand therefore having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness."

In the above scriptures it is clearly told to us that we have to stand. The word stand is used in the context not of physical standing but rather means that we should not be moved. Why are we not to be moved? God comes to us and plans our lives for us. He gives us the instructions in our life and begins the events which plan our future.

All is great, but there is one that does not want you to follow the path that God has laid out for you. The devil! As soon as God has given you life changing instruction, the devil will be there to try and move you off of the path of God's intentions for you, and into a path of destruction.

The devil will use all around you, and even those who are close to you, to try and pervert the instructions of God. Stand in what God has instructed you to do and remain under the instructions of God. Do Not Be Moved. Know that the greater the onslaught against you when you stand in the name of Jesus, the greater is the purpose of God in your life.

James 1:6 says that we are not to doubt in God for then we are likened to a wave in the sea which is tossed about and turned around by the wind. We are to build our house upon the Rock of Jesus Christ and to have our feet firmly planted in the Rock, and then the winds, rains and floods may come against us, but we shall withstand all.

Most people who have failed in their callings can attribute it to being moved by the elements instead of standing fast on the rock. They start out by standing, but as soon as the winds start to come against them, they run and are soon swept away by the floods.

There is a great movie about a famous South African evangelist, Angus Buchan, called "Faith like Potatoes". In this true story, God talks to Angus, a humble farmer, and tells him to plant potatoes. As there is a great drought in the area, all around doubt and think him to be crazy when he plants the potatoes. Even his own Pastor is in doubt, but Angus pushes ahead. All looks bad, the potato plants wither in the dry weather and look terrible. However when the harvest day comes, despite the outer and above ground appearance of a dismal harvest, when they start to dig up the harvest, it is a miracle harvest of the most perfect potatoes ever.

Like Angus did, so we must also do. When God has told you to do something, know that no word that has come from God will be impossible or without the power that you need to complete the instruction.

Above all stand in the word of Jesus.