Truth To Wonder: conversation for christ

The devil hates a calm and peaceful mind. In his cunning he has crafted two soldiers to wage war against a settled mind that is in search of God. The first fearsome adversary is stormtrooper called ‘busyness’. A life that is forever lived in a near frantic state, never pausing for a period of refreshment, is one that has no time to seek after the Kingdom of God. There is a reason why in the last days, we are told people will ‘run to and fro’ in their frantic lives (Daniel 12:4). This is because such lives will not be alert to the rise of the AntiChrist. They will simply be too tired, too busy, too distracted to be truly aware of what is unfolding before them. Instead they will greet his arrival, believing his lies of peace for all, as it is peace we all desperately long for.

The second soldier of darkness enlisted by Satan to draw lives away from peace in Christ Jesus, is the subtle spy of ‘mindfulness’. Satan’s ways are masterful in their deceit, in that he has created the pandemic of frantic living, and he has provided a ‘remedy’ for the disease he has unleashed. He declares to a busy, hectic and frazzled world, that peace can be ours again, we need only look within us. Here, we can become one with the ‘universe’ and refocus our frantic minds to more peaceful pastures. Yet these pastures are actually swamplands of lies, all designed to further our embracing of the coming AntiChrist.

To guard against such cunning enemies, we are to follow the blessed footsteps of our Lord Jesus. He who often withdrew to that quiet garden that was Gethsemane. Here, He had known many times of refreshment in communion with the Father. As Spurgeon once noted, we would do well to similarly have a place where we can draw near unto our Heavenly Father. A place away from the noise and distractions of the day. A place where we have known sweet communion with our Father in past days. So that when we enter its ground, we know we shall soon be refreshed by our mighty Lord and God. 

In such an enterprise, we are seeking the Kingdom of God above all, and drawing near unto our Heavenly Father. And so, our tired and frantic minds are given rest by the ministry of the Holy Spirit. He who testifies to us of the love of the Father, given unto us through the Son. Thereby, we are refreshed yet purposeful. We are enabled by the provision of God to go on with our day making wise decisions, as we seek only to do His will. We are made aware of the subtle deceptions of Satan, and we are renewed through Christ so that we do not fear the forces of darkness. Instead, we see the spiritual battles ahead, and march forward under the unbeatable banner of Christ Jesus. Every soldier needs refreshment if they are to fight well for their King. 

If you do not feel the need for spiritual refreshment, it is because you are not entering the battle for your Lord’s names sake. If you need refreshment, then take your rest my friend in Christ. Sit and find nourishment in Him, and know it is a blessed thing that you do.