"THE REAL BATTLE!"

Luke 1:35-38.                  (1599 Geneva Bible)
"35 And the Angel answered, and said unto her (Mary), The Holy Ghost (Spirit) shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee: therefore also that Holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God.
36 And behold, thy cousin, Elizabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is her sixth month, which was called barren.
37 FOR WITH GOD SHALL NOTHING BE IMPOSSIBLE.
38 Then Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word. So the Angel departed from her."


Recently my wife received a text from a high school friend. It seems a classmate who lives in a foreign country had been in an accident and was "not expected" to live.  My wife expressed disbelief that someone so close to her circle could be dealt such a blow.

But I like to be one who "expects" the "unexpected".  Scripture tells us over and over that the "Spirit World" is where real things happen.  Let's visit a few scriptures.  In John 4:24 JESUS says "GOD IS A SPIRIT, and they that worship him, must worship him in Spirit and Truth."  In Matthew 19:26, once again JESUS says "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."  The Apostle Paul writes "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and against the worldly governors, the princes of the darkness of this world, against SPIRITUAL wickedness, which are in the high places."

For me, it is plain to see the REAL BATTLE is the one we can't grasp!  It is a battle that must be fought by FAITH in those things we can't see!  2 Corinthians 4:18 tells me "While we look not on the things which are seen (VISIBLE), but on the things which are not seen (SPIRITUAL) for the things which are seen, are temporal: but the things which are not seen, are eternal."

Our spirits will last for eternity.  Either you can choose eternal life through placing faith in JESUS CHRIST, or you not believe in JESUS CHRIST and let your spirit experience eternal death.  One does not have to elect to spend eternity separated from GOD.  All they have to do is not accept HIS unseen free gift.  The "REAL BATTLE" is not one we can see!  The "REAL BATTLE" requires faith to even see.  What is "not expected" is what we see. Sometimes we are treated to the "unexpected" and we claim it is a miracle.  Maybe it is only different from what we were expecting???