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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Jesus stands because he is undivided always willing the will of his Father in heaven. We falter in our Christian walk because we are divided. We do will some good. We do chase some demons out from our lives and the lives of our loved ones. But we welcome others, or if we don't welcome them exactly we still look the other way and ignore their presence as they cause harm to ourselves and our loved ones. The risk in living this way is that we eventually collapse.
But no one can enter a strong man’s house to plunder his property
unless he first ties up the strong man.
On our own we are not strong enough to has complete victory over the enemy. On our own, it is more like whack-a-mole. Our efforts in one area seem to leave the rest even more vulnerable. This is why we need the Holy Spirit so much. Living a victorious life without him is impossible.
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
will never have forgiveness,
but is guilty of an everlasting sin.
Blaspheming the Holy Spirit can mean despairing of forgiveness or of assistance in living as we are called. It means insisting on relying on ourselves even to the point of self-destruction. May we never do this! Instead, let us ask the Holy Spirit to free us from our strong enemy and to unite all the disparate parts of our hearts in one pursuit. Just as David united the all of Israel under one throne and it was thus that Israel prospered more than at any other time so too does Jesus want to unite each heart, within itself, to him, and to his people. Then we will walk in victory, unwavering in the strength he gives.
I have found David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have anointed him,
That my hand may be always with him,
and that my arm may make him strong.
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