Burn The Night

Allow the fullness of your identity in God to flood you and set fire to the darkness. Feel the fiery wind of ruach reach you, like the breath of a furnace roaring deep in your heart. Set fire to the night and watch the light of God overwhelm all. For the light has come into the world and nothing shall overcome it.

So child of God, put on your full armour of God. Feel its weight on you. Look at your shield of faith – how big is it? How sturdy is it? Now look at your sword – the sword of the Spirit. What colour is it? Marvel how mighty it is, how sharp it is. 

Now look up. You are in a battle but the war has already been won. Look around you – in the natural, the odds may seem overwhelming but in the spiritual, there are more with you than against you.

It’s time to understand you are in a war but you are not alone. For the King of all Kings and the Lord of all Lords is by your side, roaring your name. The Spirit of God is inside you and is the weapon you wield. Stand firm in the authority of the name of Jesus and use it to cast out the enemy and heal the sick. 

These are the days of demonstration, the days of holding nothing back and pouring it all out for the Lord. Child of God, step boldly forward and share the good news of Jesus, making disciples of all nations. You are commissioned today to be a disciple maker, a Holy Spirit gift demonstrator, a signpost to Jesus. Now go forth with Jesus!

Ephesians 6:10-17 (NIV)

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.