Ephesians 6:13-15 says, "Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and HAVING DONE ALL TO STAND. STAND THEREFORE, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace."

Reading this scripture brings to mind this saying, may the best man win; because we know the person that is left STANDING after a fight is declared the winner. In the spiritual realm, it's really not that much different. No matter what the devil tries to throw in our path, as long as we STAND on the Word of God and keep on STANDING, we are winning. But we must remember, its not a hearer of the Word that is justified, it's a doer. When the Word says STAND, it means STAND. We can't lay down on the battlefield and expect to win.

Just as an old house that has weathered many a storm, torn and tattered, yet it remains standing. We too, must stand no matter what. To fight until we win simply means, as long as we are STANDING we are WINNING. I don't care how long the fight lasts.

Every battle that was ever severe enough to send me to my knees brought me to my feet fighting like a Christian. I wrote a little song a few years ago that goes like this:

Are you a Christian?
Are you a mouse?
Stand up to Satan
Or do without
You've heard the saying
Fight like a man
Are you a Christian?
Are you a Mouse?

If we are to win the battles we are in, we need to fight like a Christian man or woman, which ever the case may be. We need to STAND UP and fight the devil until we win.

If the devil comes at you like a category 4 hurricane, don't let the winds of distress knock you down. STAND UP and rebuke the storm. If he sends a tornado your way, destroying everything in its path, remember he may stir up a little dust, but when the dust settles, he'll be under your feet.

One thing is for certain, no matter what type of storm the enemy sends our way; we will remain STANDING if we are STANDING on the Word. The Word is our Rock and our Rock is JESUS.

Remember this scripture, Matthew 7:24-27.

Verse 24:Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock;

Verse 25: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

Verse 26: And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Verse 27: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

WHEN WE JUST CAN'T FIGHT ANYMORE

There will be times when we will feel we don't have the heart to fight anymore. But as long as we remain STANDING on God's Word, we are winning. God gives strength to the weak. He will even fight our battles for us. (We will get into that in the next section). Maybe you are facing one of those times right now where you feel like you just can't go on. If you have stopped to rest or get your second wind, spiritually speaking, allow God to renew your strength and carry you back into battle. The Word says in Galatians 6:9, And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Don't let your time of rest turn into a fainting spell or worse, a severe case of laziness.