Christians! Don't allow yourselves to be in a position to put yourselves "up" to put the other man "down"...

Why? It's DEFEAT! Why defeat? Christians can be victorious everyday of their lives in Christ!

Satan can affect any ones mind. Satan wants all Christians to be defeated by having a defeated mindset. Putting others "down" by putting yourself "up"...allows room for hate, bitterness, and resentment to come in. Satan can have a field day when man allows himself to be in this position. This is defeat in its most pure form. Christ gives us a better way and a better life than defeat!

Christians should never be defeated with an exalted Christ ruling their hearts and lives. Christians should never have ill-will toward any man regardless of social status, religious status, political status, race, gender, talent, ability, or whatever. The Christian mindset should never allow himself to be in a position for this type of defeat; however Satan wants people to feel that way. Why? It's a defeated life to be ...heady, highminded, and puffed up! Hate can come in! The Spirit can go out! Then, where are you? Defeated, just like Satan wants you to be. Then, you're just like the world...

Don't allow yourself to get into that position. Remember, God is no respecter of persons. God is not partial to any man. God doesn't evaluate man according to his race, his social status, his earthly position, or his earthly talents! God looks to the heart of man! God offers a peaceful and contented life to the Christian. God offers a life of victorious living as victory includes humility, humbleness of heart, and confession of our faults. We are a people that minister grace and truth to those in need! We do not compromise right with wrong! We are not to live like the rebellious live! We are not to minister pride, arrogance, or a haughty spirit like the unsaved world ministers. We are victorious people because of the power of Christ's love that changes our heart's and lives. God gives us (the child of God) the mind of Christ... to live, move, and act like him in a selfish and ungodly world that we live in!

Christ has all authority in the heart and life of a Christian. It's Christ's power and authority that offers the Christain a life of victory rather that defeat! Shouldn't we live and minister this victory? Shouldn't we preach what we practice and practice what we preach? Has not the power of the Holy Spirit come upon us? Christ doesn't want Christians to be defeated! If you're in Christ nothing can defeat you! I repeat, "If you're in Christ nothing can defeat you". That's why the Scriptures teach...

Eph 4:26... Neither give place to the devil.

2 Cor 2:14...Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ,

Eph 6:16...Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

The only hope we have is to be a member of the Church, the body of Christ. Why victory in the Church? The Church defeats the cause of Satan.

Glory! The Church is the reason why there's victory in Jesus! The Church is our refuge! Glory! I'm a member of His Church! Glory! That's what I preach! That's what I practice! Glory!