Strongholds 5

Little coal shunter

In discussing strongholds we must never forget they are deceptive thought patterns, lies originated by the father of lies, and peddled continuously to the human race. Being born into deception by definition means we believe and live our lives in deception. Jesus came to set us free and to give us abundant life, by bringing us into truth. Two issues in my opinion are very important for all christians. 

1). Identity.

2). Success.

Sometimes the issue of identity can seem a little removed from us as we consider ourselves to be 'new creations', what does it really mean? For me the journey is coming into the reality of who I am in God's eyes. He recreated us at new birth into the image of His Son Jesus. Every time I cry out to God that I want to be like Jesus, He tells me that I am. As He is so are we in this world John tells us in his first letter to the church. Paul, the great theologian, writes in Romans ch. 8v29 the Father's plan is for us to be molded into the image of His Son. So as christians we are like Jesus in our inner man, and on top of that He lives in us by the presence and power of Holy Spirit, that's GOOD NEWS.

Consider with me for a moment the idea of success. What is true success? Well the world will tell you one thing, and the Spirit of Jesus will tell you something different.

More on this later.