“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12
Today is a BIG day for my Grandson Isaac McCay! He is a High School Wrestler, and today is the day that the district meets and they start ferreting out the winners from the losers. The ONLY way to do THAT… is to have a ‘wrestle off!’ Each school will bring their best and finest, and they will fight it out. By the end of day, Isaac will either be considered a winner… or a loser!
Now don’t get me wrong! Isaac is AMAZING! There is NO WAY he would EVER be considered a loser in ANY category. He is brilliant, wise, handsome, talented, caring and just plain “better than ME when I was his age.” So said his father. I knew how Colt felt. I had the same goal and dreams for my kids growing up yesterday. But today… there will be a fight!
Looking back over my life, I have a privilege of hindsight that my son Colt doesn’t have. Colt is already WAY past where I was at his age. I can see that I have succeeded in my goal of building a son better than myself. And not just 1… and not just a son! ALL my kids are successful Jesus adults. It was a fight. But I am proud to say… Katie and I are winners!
But my life is not over! Today, I will face a fight as well. And wrestling with the devil and his staff is already planned… the devil has set the stage. I may not want it. But I really don’t have a choice. The devil is bringing the fight… to ME! And it is all because of who ‘I’ represent. Being a child of God and future Bride of Christ… the fight is coming… for ME!
The biggest issue I face before I step outside to face the day is, ‘who’s side am I going to fight for.’ Even though I belong to Jesus, I CAN simply set back and disengage from the match… and lose this day to evil. But because evil IS coming, I have to decide if I want to prepare and suit up, or take a knee and not bother. As Frankie told me this morning… it’s about choice!
So what are YOU going to do today? Will you choose to fight with and for Jesus?
