Why Should You Sleep on the Job, When we Stand in a Battle Against Cruelty and Evil?

[Revelation 12:7‭-‬12 KJV] “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time”.

We are standing in the midst of a real battle with a realm enemy. The devil is not a phenomenon but a real persons who leads a third of all stars. He leads a generation of fallen stars; he is himself a fallen angel (See Ezekiel 28:12-18¹). He inspires godlessness, rebellion, darkness, lies, deception, and cruelty.

Why should you sleep on the job when we stand in the midst of a battle against darkness and cruelty? Why sleep on the job when the devil roars, rages, and rants as an angry beast?

It is important to inform you that the battlefield is your mind, you will therefore win the war when you pay attention to the following key things:

Direct your senses:

Focus on the right things. Focus your sight, hearing, smell, taste, and feeling on the right things. Your senses are like input devices. What you allow your eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin to focus on can trap you. You must learn to set boundaries and control input.

Renew your mind:

Proverbs 23:7² teaches that as a man thinks in his heart so is he. Think right! Renew your mind. Allow the truth to renew your mind. The mind is key to victory. Focus on Christ Jesus lest you become weary in your mind.

Guard your heart with all diligence:

(See Proverbs 4:4³, Matthew 13:33-35⁴). When you make the tree good; the fruits will be good. The heart is important and must be protected. The heart is the centre where most decisions are processed. The heart is important and we must keep it safe.

Bridle your tongue:

From James 3:2-5⁵ and Proverbs 18:2-4⁶, we know that the tongue is a beast and a poison. We must bridle the tongue and speak only the things that brings life and prosperity. Your tongue is your most effective tool to win the battle against evil and cruelty.

Yield your members as instruments of righteousness:

(See Romans 6:13⁷, 19). Many of us are just yield to sin as if it does not matter. It matters! The Lord wants us to yield our memebers as instrutments of righteousness.

This is the time and the season;

This is when we need to win the battle against evil. Why sleep on the job? Oh sleeper wake up! You must arise and combat because we must win!

Be blessed; I love you!

Noah Simpe Bediako

Referenced Scriptures

1. Ezekiel 28:12-18 (KJV): Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. ↩︎
2. Proverbs 23:7 (KJV): For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. ↩︎
3. Proverbs 4:4 (KJV): He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. ↩︎
4. Matthew 13:33-35 (KJV): Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. ↩︎
5. James 3:2-5 (KJV): For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! ↩︎
6. Proverbs 18:2-4 (KJV): A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. ↩︎
7. Romans 6:13 (KJV): Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. ↩︎