Yesterday I watched a movie about a group of guys who get stuff done – if you know what I mean. The leader of the group died (he faked his death), and the head man in charge of the entire group, told only one of the guys that he could no longer be a part of the group since the leader who died was working closely with him. I asked myself, “Why would he get kicked out and none of the others?” All of the members who worked with the leader were close to him, so I wondered what was the problem with the one guy in particular.
During the movie, the guy who got kicked out of the group went his separate ways. I began to notice how good he was with his skill sets. Toward the mid-end of the movie, I realized why he was kicked out of the group and none of the others were. His skills! The head man in charge was a traitor and if he had kept the exceptionally skilled guy on the team, he would have probably figured it out, but most importantly, he knew that he would have used his skills and gotten rid of all the other guys working for the head man in charge. He was a threat to them.
I had an epiphany. I’m the one. The enemy has been trying to get rid of me and maybe you too. Not because we did something wrong, but because we’re threats to his plans. We’re the ones who were called by God to “get stuff done.” The guy found out where his team was by using a tracker. They were doing okay but got stuck in a sticky situation, and that’s when the guy who got kicked out of the group showed up. He saved the day! Later he found out that the head man in charge was a traitor, and the leader of the group was not dead. He used his death to prove the head man in charge was a traitor.
It’s all a part of a bigger plan. The lies, persecution, envy, affliction – all of it. The enemy is intentional about the attacks he makes. We are to continue to show up regardless. It doesn’t make sense to get picked on when you are really good at what you do. Your skills make you a threat. You’re the muscle. This week I want you to get your fight back. Go out with a bang and remind the enemy that you are THE ONE!