When man goes to war he has one purpose, defeat the enemy at any cost. This is what God did for us. The war was started in heaven when Lucifer rose up in pride. Isaiah14:12(kjv) How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. Gods established purpose was to defeat His enemy at any cost and that cost was His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. In Matthew 17:5, at the mount of transfiguration, God spoke these words very clearly to Peter, James & John and to us, This is my beloved Son, Hear ye Him. Isn't it time we listened to the one who who determined the purpose of the universe and holds it in His hands.
God is so good to us that he included us in His ultimate plan of defeating His enemy. Ephesians 1:11 tells us we were predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things after the counsel of His own will. Proverbs 20 tells us every purpose is established by counsel. The decision was made and the purpose was established by the counsel of Gods Own Will. We have to trust in the infinite wisdom of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, that the decision they made was beneficial for all. His ultimate purpose of defeating the enemy was accomplished on the cross when Jesus freely gave His life, rose from the grave and said look unto me all the ends of the earth and you will be saved. Whoever would confess Him as LORD and believe in their hearts Jesus was alive would be completely forgiven of their sins and enlisted in the army of God being set forth to fight against Gods enemy defeating Lucifer, who is now called Satan.
This puts us into the eternal purpose of God. 2Ti 1:9(nlt) For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was His plan from before the beginning of time, to show us His grace through Christ Jesus. This really makes the Devil mad! Now he really hates you and wants to destroy you. He couldn't overthrow God in heaven, He couldn't destroy Gods Son on the cross. So what does he do now? Comes after Gods prized possession, You. The apple of Gods eye, the one He carved in the palm of His hand, the one He made the head and not the tail. YOU! You are the one that He also gives the Keys to the kingdom, the victory and the joy to overcome the Devil himself by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony. Gods ultimate purpose is being fulfilled through you!
Satan's ultimate purpose is to destroy you and your relationship with God. As a Born Again believer in Jesus Christ we have got to keep our focus on Gods purpose, we have got to keep it in our hearts by going back to my favorite scriptures Romans 8:28(nlt) And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. And in Jeremiah 29:11(nlt) For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. We have to believe these words every day and link our lives, present and future, to these words so you will be able to fulfill Mat 10:22 And all nations will hate you because you are My followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved. The Bible is the one book you should read the two last chapters first, New heaven, new earth new hope, every day, renewed with these words. The promise of the new. Jeremiah 33:11b He will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past, says the LORD. His ultimate purpose will be fulfilled with or without you, it would be better with you.
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