Sorry it has been a while since I posted something. Life got a little crazy and this had to take a back seat for a bit.
The other day I was doing outreach on a college campus in Denver, Colorado. After a short time we ran out of people to talk to so my friend and I did a prayer walk around campus. While praying I was reminded of something I had heard a few days before. It was part of a talk and at one point the speaker was talking about the power we have in the Holy Spirit. He referenced Jesus talking to Peter when Jesus says, "the gates of Hades will not overcome" and how gates are a defensive weapon. They are not a very good offensive weapon. Gates are big, heavy, and built to keep things out.
It struck me while I was praying on campus that Christians acknowledge the strongholds of Satan but do not think about Jesus' promise. We forget that Jesus has already overcome them. Jesus is stronger than Satan. He can easily bash in the gates. So why is it that many Christians choose to sit and wait for the gates to be broken down before they advance? God chooses to use us, but often requires us to move/act so that He can then work. All we have to do is stand, rely on Jesus, and the gates of Satan's stronghold pose no obstacle for us. So lets use the battering-ram provided us in Jesus and advance the Kingdom of God whether that is on a college campus, in a household, or in your workplace.
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