Have you ever bought a new car? Fresh off the lot... new car smell... gleaming paint job you could swim laps in... Maybe you haven't but imagine you have. What was it like to park that car in the driveway for the first time? When little Joey came out of the house with the ball bat and started swinging at rocks in the driveway, did you encourage him to GO SOMEWHERE ELSE?
What about after that new car has been sitting in the driveway for 7 years. It has been hailed on, dented, scratched... are you as protective?
It is a little bit hard to draw the line, but bear with me. Spiritually speaking, we can easily become like the man with the 7-year old Oldsmobile in the driveway. When the Spirit of the Lord is heavy upon us, we claim and we declare the blood of Jesus over our families, homes, or churches. We war continually against spirits, powers, and principalities. But as life goes by and we get beaten up a little, we might relax our guard.
The enemy does respect the authority of the child of God. However we must maintain the watch. We must be continually vigilant.
(1Pe 5:8 KJV) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
If we concede our duty as God-ordained protector of our homes - even for a season - we open the door to the enemy that once was shut. Re-claim. Re-assert. Recover.
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