Fighting With joy

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Maccabees is not a part of the biblical account, but it is part of the history of God's workings. It says that the Maccabees carried on Israel's war joyfully. How do you carry on a war joyfully? Paul said in 2 Timothy 4, "Fight the good fight," or "I fought the good fight." You can even hear joy in it. Fight the good fight of faith. When you fight the good fight, it is actually a joy. The good fight is not tiresome. It is when you are not fighting the good fight that you get tired. But when you fight the good fight, the fight of faith and have victories of faith, it gives you joy and power. Fight with joy and let your joy be a fighting joy. The joy of the Lord is your strength. In the end times there are a lot of fights going on. That doesn't nullify the fruit of the Spirit. You are still going to have joy. Fight with joy. Have fighting joy in your life, and your life will be a joy. You will have finished the course having fought the good fight.

From Message #1076 - The Maccabee End-Time Strategy