A community is a group of people sharing common characteristics such as language, law, religion, or tradition. It can also refer to a group of people interacting, whether electronically or in person, for educational, professional, social, or other purposes.
It is the decree of God that His knowledge will fill every community; therefore, He desires His children to take their place in such environments. God said in Jeremiah 51:20 that “You are My battle axe.” He wants to use you to destroy kingdoms and nations that delight in oppressing people, homes, lives, and destinies.
Note that this is not a physical battle. You are not to take up guns or weapons to attack such powers. God’s way of dealing with these forces is spiritual, not carnal. As His battle axe, you must go to God, build yourself in Him, and align with His ways to accomplish His purpose.
There are many ways God can use you, and you cannot assume He will always use the same method. He alone has the prerogative to send you out, or to keep you in preparation. When God created man in Genesis, His desire was that man should exercise dominion. The first thing He did was to teach man how to do this, by coming regularly to fellowship with him.
The first step toward achieving your divine assignment is to be with God. Let Him groom you. He delights in fellowshipping with you, building you, and preparing you. When He is sure you are ready, He will decide when and where to send you.
We see this also reflected when Jesus chose His disciples. Mark 3:14 says, “And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach.”
The Lord knows what needs to be confronted in every community, and He needs a formidable battle axe, one that is difficult to defeat or overcome. He also knows the exact strategy to deploy for the complete destruction of the enemy. Sometimes, a very simple strategy brings great results. If the devil had known that killing Jesus would lead to his own downfall, he would not have allowed it. But he thought Jesus’ death would be the end, however, through His death, countless “Jesuses” were born!
Do you sense that you are being called to a community assignment? Then let God build you and release His strategy into your spirit for the accomplishment of that mission. When you see many negative things happening in your community and your spirit is grieved, begin to pray and seek God’s face.
Sometimes your assignment may be to pray that God’s Kingdom will come into that community, while another person may be sent to act physically. Know that both the sower and the reaper will share in the harvest, for it is our Father who gives the increase. No assignment is small in God’s sight, every act of faithfulness is worthy of reward.
Oh, what joy to see darkness destroyed in the community where you, the light of God, reside! What delight to see people delivered from bondage to Satan, no matter how long they’ve been enslaved, and to witness them gaining the liberty to serve the Heavenly Father who is Love, Abba Father, the Double-Breasted One who gives liberally and delights in our growth.
When light prospers, people are lifted. Your presence in whatever community you find yourself should radiate so much light that darkness automatically disappears.
You will make it, in Jesus’ name. Amen.