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D r . A r n o ld M u r r a y , D R E
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A p ril
1 9 9 4
T h is
m eans
y o u
a re
r e a d y
a n d
T he
E n g lis h w ord perseverance
is u s e d
o n ly
o n e
tim e
i nth e
B ib le .
T he verb from
w h ic hi t is translated
a p p e a r s
m any
tim es
th ro u g h o u t
th e
B ib le
a n d
i s
I llo s t
o rte n
tra n s la te d
" to
c o n tin u e "
o r
" c o n tin u a lly " .
T he
G reek
\v o rd
i s
p r o s k a r te r e s is
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k a r - t e r '- a y - s i s )
w h ic h
is from
th e
v e rb
p r o s k a r tc r e o
(p ro s\u00ad
k a r-te r-e h '-o ).
T h is
v e r b
i s
c o m m o n ly
u tiliz e d
w hen
th e
s u b je c t
i s
p ra y e r.
P e r s e v e r a n c e
m ig h t
b e
th o u g h t
o f
a s
b e in g
lo y a l
t o
o u r F a th e r th ro u g h
f a i t h
a " d
streH [,rthi n
prayer, Take
H im
w ith
y o u
i n
y o u r d a ily
lif e ,
G od
w ill
h e lp
y o u
m ake
th e
rig h t
d e c is io n s
i fy o u
w ill
o n ly
a s k ,
T h is
i s
n o t
t o
s a y
o n e
s h o u ld
becom e
a
re lig io u s
fa n a tic
o r
p ra :'
i n
a
r i t u a i i s t i c
m anner,
Y ou
d o n 't
h a v e
to
p r a y
v e rb a lly .
I 'm
c e rta in
m any
o fy o u
th in k
t o
y o u rs e lv e s .
" F a th e r ,
a m
I
d o in g
th e
rig h t th in g ? " ,
w hen
m a k in g
d e c is io n s
th ro u g h \u00ad
o u t th e
day. He w ants you
to com m une w ith Him. Believe
m e;
y o u
d o n 't
h a v e
a
lo t
o f
c o m p e titio n
th e s e
d a y s .
P e r s e v e r ei n
y o u r
c o m m u n ic a tio n s w ith
H im . Y ou
w illb e
b le s s e d .
L e t's
tu rn
t o
E p h e s ia n s .
P a u l
i s
in s tru c tin g
u s
w hat
'w e
m ust
d o
to
m ake
a
s ta n d
a g a in s t
S a ta n .
E P H E S IA N S
6 :1 1
P ut
o n
th e
w h o le
a rm o u ro fG od,
th a t
y e
m ay
b e
a b le
to
s ta n d
a g a in s t th e
w ile s
o f th e
d e v il.
W iles
m ig h t
b e
b e tte r
tra n s la te d
" d e c e it" .
T he
d e v il
w ill
m e d d le
i n
y o u r
l i f e ,
i fy o u
a llo w
h im
to .
E P H E S IA N S
6 :1 2
F o r
w e
w re s tle
n o t a g a in s t fle s h
a n d
b lo o d ,
b u t a g a in s t p r in c ip a litie s ,
a g a in s t p o w e rs ,
a g a in s t
th e
ru le rs
o f th e
d a rk n e s s
o f th is
w o rld ,
a g a in s t s p ir itu a l
w ic k e d n e s s
in
h ig h
p la c e s ,
W e
a r e n 't
w restlin g
against our
re la tiv e s
a n d
n e ig h \u00ad
b o rs.I fy o u
a re o n eo f th e
e le c t, y o u
s h o u ld
b e p re p a rin g
fo r
a
s p iritu a l
fig h t
a g a in s t
w ickedness
i n
h ig h
p la c e s .
Y ou
m u s t c o n tin u a lly c o m m u n ic a te w ith G o d
to keep from
s lip p in g
b a c k
in to
th e
v u ln e ra b le
f le s h .
A s
y o u
m atu re
s p iritu a lly , y o u
w ill realizeth ep e ttin e s so f w re s tlin gw ith
f le s h
a n d
b lo o d .
Y o u w ill n o t b e c o m e
o ffe n d e d o v e r little
th in g s
o f th is
w o rld .
E P H E S IA N S
6 :1 3 -1 4
W h e re fo re
ta k e
u n to
y o u
th e
w h o le
a rm o u r
o f
G od,
th a t
y e
m ay
b e
a b le
to
w ith s ta n d
in
th e
e v il
d a y ,
a n d
h a v in g
d o n e
a ll,
to
s ta n d ,
H
S ta n d
th e re fo re ,
h a v in g
y o u r
lo in s
g irt
a b o u t
w ith
tru th ,
a n d
h a v in g
o n
th e
b re a s tp la te
o f
rig h te o u s n e s s ;
W hen
y o u
ta k e
th e
g o s p e l
arm our
o f G od.
y o u
w ill
b e
p re p a re d to
s ta n d
a g a in s t a n y th in g
S a ta n
h a s to
th ro w
a t
y o u .
E P H E S IA N S
6 :1 5
A nd
y o u r
fe e t
s h o d
w ith
th e
p re p a \u00ad
ra tio n
o f
th e
g o s p e l
o f
p e a c e ;
o fth e
w ic k e d .
1 1
th e
s w o rd
o f
th e
C hrist is
o u r
w illin g
t o
g o
w here
e v e r
h e
s e n d s
y o u
to accom plish that gospelo fp e a c e .
E P H E S IA N S
6 :1 6 -1 7
A b o v ea ll, ta k in g
th e
s h ie ld
o f fa itl? ,
w h e re w ith
y e
s h a ll
b e
a b le
to
q u e n c h
a /I th e
n e ry
d a rts
A nd
ta k e
th e
h e lm e t
o fs a lv a tio n ,
a n d
S p irit,
w h ic h
is
th e
w o rd
o f
G od:
s h ie ld
o f fa ith .
S o ,
n o w
v o u
h a v e
y o u r
g irt, b re a s tp la te , s h o e s . s h ie ld ,
h e lm e t
a n d 's w o r d ,
W h a t's
n e x t?
A re
w e
s u p p o s e d
t o
s it d o w n
a n d
w ait forth e
f j e r y
d a r ts ?
N o.
H ere
i s
w hat
w e
a re
t o
d o .
E P H E S IA N S
6 :1 8
P ra y in g
a lw a y s
w ith
a ll
p ra y e r
a n d
s u p p lic a tio n
in
th e
S p irit,
a n d
w a tc h in g
th e re u n to
w ith
a ll
p e rs e v e ra n c e
a n d
s u p p lic a tio n
fo r
a ll
s a in ts ,
S u p p lic a tio n
m eans
t o
a s k
fo r
a n )'th in g
in
lin e
'w ith
th e
Spirit. H ere
w e
h a v e
th e
o n ly
tim e
th e
E n g lis h
w ord
p e r s e v e r a n c e
i s
u tiliz e d
i n
th e
B ib le . R e m e m b e r ,
i t com es
fro m
th e
G reek
w ord
p r o s k a r te r e s is .
A fte r p u ttin g
o n
th e
gospel arm our,w e
s h o u ld c o n tin u a lly b ei n
c o m m u n ic a tio n
w ith
th e F a th e r th ro u g h
p ra y e r.
P ra y e r is a s
im p o rta n t a s
th e
arm our.
A sk
H im
t o
g u id e
a n d
d ire c t y o u r
l i f e .
T e ll
H im
y o u
lo v e
H im .
M any
th in k
y o u
m ustd o
s o m e th in g
" v e r y
h o ly "
b e fo re
p ra y in g .
C h rist
rem oved
a ll
o f
th a t.
A sk
G od
t o
h e lp
y o u
i n
y o u r
d a ily
l i f e .
T a lk
t o
H im .
P e r s e v e r a n c e
i n
p r a y e r
w ill
a llo w
y o u
t o
becom e
fo c u s e d
m entally and spiritually. Y ou '''ill m ature in
H im ,a n d
S a ta n
w ill g ro w
w eary
o f m e d d lin g
i ny o u rl i f e .B uti f y o u le a v e
G od
o u t
o fy o u r
l i f e
fo r
a n y
le n g th
o f tim e,
g u e s s
w ho
w ill
b e
k n o c k in g
a t
y o u r
d o o r.
P e r s e v e r a n c e
i s
th e
lu b ric a n t fo ry o u r arm our.
P e r s e \u00ad
v e r a n c e
is the
fuel forth e
m o to rth a t d riv e s y o u r a rm o u r.
I t
ta k e s
th e
W ord
o f G od
i n
a c tio n
t o
k e e p
y o u r
l i f e
i n
o rd e r.
D o n 'tju s t
s u it
u p
a n d
s it
dow n,
C h rist's
m e th o d
o fp r a y e r
w as
s u c c e s s f u l.
T he
d is c ip le s
re a liz e d
th is
a n d
a s k e d
H im
t o
te a c h
th e m
t o
p ra y .
L U K E
1 1 :1 -3
A nd
it
cam e
to
p a s s
th a t,
a s
H e
w as
p ra y in g
in
a
c e rta in
p la c e ,
w hen
H e
c e a s e d ,
o n e
o f H isd is c ip le s
s a id
u n to
H im ,
"L o rd ,
te a c h
u s
to
p ra y ,
a s
J o h n
a /s o
ta u g h t
h is
d is c ip le s ."
2
A nd
H e
s a id
in to
th e m ,
"W h e n
y e
p ra y ,
s a y ,
'O u r F a th e r
W h ic h
a rti n
h e a v e n ,
H a lln " e d
b e
T h y
nam e,
T h y
k in g d o m
com e.
T h y
w ill
b e
d o n e ,
a s
in
h e a v e n ,
s o
in
e a rth ,
J
G iv e
u s
d a y
b y
d a y
o u r
d a ily
b re a d .
Praise G od
and ask for
th e
b r e a d
o f
l i f e
d a ily .
C h ris t is o u r d a ily b re a d .
L U K E
1 1 :4
A nd
fo rg iv e
u s
o u rs i n s ;
fo r
w e
a ls o
fo rg iv e
e v e ry
o n e
th a t
is
in d e b te d
to
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