Shalom,

Today I want to emphasize the message from our Spoken Word Church website devotional! It is vital for our success and victory in life!

Know Your Opponent

Satan is your real adversary. He is a fallen angel, dispelled from heaven by a righteous God. His methods are predictable. He incites the violent nature of men against you. He inflames the normal passions of man into perversion. He introduces thoughts that could ultimately destroy you.

He reacts to the spoken Word of God. He is easily demoralized with the weapons of praise. He flees when you resist him.

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." (Ephesians 6:12)

Remember that we are called to fight the GOOD fight of faith (1 Timothy 6:12)! We are told in Romans 10:17 that we obtain faith by hearing the Word of God! Our 'fight' is to keep our faith level so high that the fears, tricks, schemes, traps and strategies of the devil find no place of entry into our heart! The devil's only weapon is the lie (anything contrary to the TRUTH, which is God's Word according to John 17:17)! He has many tricks and strategies to TRY to get us to forget the TRUTH and believe his lies! When we KNOW the Word and the promises of God, it is impossible for the lies to take hold! We see him clearly for who and what he is - a LIAR and the father of all LIARS! SO, knowing your opponent, and what he can and CANNOT do, you are well armed and ready to WIN THIS FIGHT! After all, our God calls us MORE THAN CONQUERORS (Romans 8:37)! Let's start sounding and acting like it! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Desert Song":

Shalom in Him!