A nugget for the Week!
Don’t give up the
fight
Genesis 32-22-32
Pastor Mark James
Fight - 1: to contend in battle or
physical combat; especially: to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons
b: to engage in boxing
2: to put
forth a determined effort
1: to
contend against in or as if in battle or physical combat (2): to box against in
the ring
To Wrestle - 1: to contend by grappling with
and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance
2: to combat
an opposing tendency or force <wrestling with his conscience
3: to engage
in deep thought, consideration, or debate
4: to engage
in or as if in a violent or determined struggle wrestling with cumbersome
luggage
Martin Luther King, Jr. - At the center of non-violence
stands the principle of love.
Mahatma Gandhi - Anger is the enemy of non-violence
and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
Malcolm X - I am for violence if non-violence
means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man's problem
just to avoid violence.
Nelson Mandela - There are many people who feel
that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence
against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and
defence less people.
Ephesians 6:12-15
12 For we
wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore
take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the
evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand
therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the
breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your
feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
2 Chronicles 20:17 - You will not have to fight this
battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD
will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go
out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.'"
