Matthew 16:18 “and you are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”
Do you want to go to the next level in every area of your life? Here’s a simple principle to follow…get back to the basics. Many times, we think it’s the complex and complicated things that we need. In the 1960’s there was a Hall of Fame coach named Vince Lombardi who led the Green Bay Packers, a professional football team based in Wisconsin. At the start of training camp in 1961, after closing their previous season with a loss in the championship game to the Philadelphia Eagles, he stood before his players and said, “Gentlemen, this is a football“. What he was implying was, we’re going to get back to basics, we’re going to get back to blocking, tackling, and catching the football. The result…they proceeded to win six championships over the next seven years. That’s powerful.
There’s something here we need to see. In Matthew 16:18, Jesus said “Upon this rock I will build my church…“ It is imperative that every believer build a strong foundation in the basic principles of the Word of God if we are going to prevail in life. I recommend that people start with studying every scripture in the New Testament that includes “In Him” or “In Whom” or “By Him”, etc. These will help us know our identity in Christ and who we are in our born-again spirit. Why? So the gates of hell will not prevail against us! Whether we’ve been a Christian for several decades or several days, we need to say to ourselves every morning, “[Your name], this is a Bible”!
