Win the Battle at the Gate

Good morning!

This week I'll be taking a scheduled week off of communion meditations. This is something I'm starting to do every 7th week.

But, yesterday I was reminded of something from my book "The 8th Date," that I wanted to share. 

During the spring of the year is when the Bible says that kings go to battle. And the biggest area of battle is in our mind, which is where communion can help us turn the battle. 

Here is the excerpt from "The 8th Date."

In Isaiah 28:6, God says he will give strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. If we will stand firm in our minds by keeping them fixed on the things above, God will give us strength to win the battles at the gate. The best way to win the battle at the gate is by taking communion regularly. Communion turns the battle by changing our focus.

When stress, fear, worry, or discouragement arise in our imaginations, we can take communion as a point of remembrance to stir up our memory of God working for our good. Communion has an amazing power to transform our imagination and our emotions. By replacing negative images with the image of Jesus bearing it all on the cross and God now doing continually good for us, we can reprogram the images on the inside.

I am praying for you.

Daniel