Shalom,

Today I want to share our Spoken Word Church website devotional! 

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)

One of the greatest keys to walking in the love of God which never fails is to recognize that people are never our enemies! Satan uses people who allow themselves to be used by him as weapons of hatred, bitterness, envy, jealousy, fear, guilt, worry and any other attack of darkness. GOD uses people as vessels of His LOVE, GRACE, MERCY, COMPASSION and BLESSING. Recognize the difference! When you do, then you will be able to use the weapons of our warfare to defeat the real enemy in every situation! We have the powerful weapons of praise, prayer, the Word of God, the Name of JESUS and the Blood of JESUS! Our weapons will ALWAYS defeat the works and workers of darkness when we use them by faith! Just remember that faith works (or is energized, as the Amplified Bible says) by LOVE! Choose to see every person as precious and valuable and worth the price that JESUS paid for each of us! Share the Gospel with them as a blessing and use the Word of God against the enemy, who has already rejected God and His Word! This is a higher place of protection, provision and safety that belongs to every born again believer who will operate in God's unfailing love! LOVE NEVER FAILS! Here is Hillsong with "Love So Great":

Shalom in Him!