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THE BATTERING RAM
In the olden days, city walls and fortifications were built with materials that were weak in
tension - prone to giving way when repeatedly impacted with force. With repeated blows, the wall or the hinges of the gate would gradually weaken. If the attackers kept at it, eventually, it would give way and the city would be taken!
A weapon called the battering ram - a large, heavy log carried by several people and propelled with force proved to be the effective tool. It was called a battering ram because its head was carved in the form of a ram. The key was keeping at it. If they thought that their battering was producing no visible result and gave up, they would turn back and the
struggle continued with their enemies but if they understood that the battering was
making unseen impact, weakening the city wall or gate, they would keep at it and victory
was awaiting them.
So the difference between victory and defeat was keeping at it. Faith, Prayer and Good Deeds are the believer’s battering rams of the spirit. Even though it seems these spiritual disciplines are not yielding you the desired fruits,
Don’t give up, don’t back down, don’t give in, don’t give out, and never surrender!
Keep trusting God. Keep praying. Keep doing good. If you keep at them, the obstacles will
give way!
Pastor Oladipo Kalejaiye
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