“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war
as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not weapons of the world. On
the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” 2 Corinthians
10:3-5
I love God. I
love my husband. I love my family. I love life! My husband and I live our life on this earth
doing everything we can to provide, support and strengthen our daughters. Our
objective since they were very young was to equip them with the skills to live
victoriously on this earth. We desired for our daughters to know Jesus and give
their lives fully to follow Him!
We wanted our daughters to develop
strong character, to have self control, respect for others, and have a “never
give up” spirit.
Providing food, shelter,
clothing, emotional stability, security, a good education and times of celebrations
of their life is important, but equally important, if not more important, is
teaching them the truths that are in God’s Word.
The truth is that there is an
unseen battle between good and evil. Hollywood writes movies about it. People
stand in long lines over and over again and pay a lot of money to watch the
battle of good and evil in theaters.
In the Christian life we are
in a battle! We can deny it, we can try to ignore it, we can pretend that it is
just mere fantasy, but the truth is in the Word of God, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12
In the Christian life, we
battle against the powerful evil forces of fallen angels headed by Satan, who
is a vicious fighter. 1 Peter 5:8 says,
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy
the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Resist him, standing firm in the faith because you know that the family of
believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”
The good news is that through
Jesus Christ, we are victorious! Colossians 2:15 says, “And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He (Jesus) made a
public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”
At the cross, Jesus disarmed
the devil’s powers and in Christ, we are victorious!
One of the tactics of the
enemy is that he fights with lies. He whispers lies to our mind. In John
8:42-45 Jesus was speaking with the religious leaders. The religious leaders
were unable to understand Jesus and they refused to listen to Him. Satan used
their stubbornness, pride, and prejudices to keep them from believing in Jesus.
This is what Jesus said, “If God
were your FATHER, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not
come on my own; God sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you
are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you
want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning,
not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks
his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
What lie has the enemy, the
devil, whispered in your ear? The tactic of the enemy is for you not to recognize
his stealth approach. Consequently, when the lie comes, you are unable to
recognize the true danger (i.e. the voice of the enemy) and instead you see it
as an insignificant and small little blip that you can easily manage and take
care of and overcome. But the reality is, the lies that are coming at you are
fully loaded with destruction in mind and will attack you in the fiercest way
and when you least expect it.
I know that it is not popular
to write or even discuss about spiritual warfare. Who wants to talk about the
devil! Not me! But I must. Some may think this is crazy – “the devil, come
on”. The truth is this, we are in a
spiritual battle BUT God has given us all the tools to detect the enemy’s
weapons towards us.
We can live VICTORIOUS and
above all the powerful lies of the enemy IF we apply His teaching to our lives.
We can live VICTORIOUS IF we
apply the weapons He has given us in His Word.
We can live VICTORIOUS
through the finished work of Jesus Christ.
Has your peace been
stolen? Is your heart filled with fear
and anxiety? Are you fearful of the thoughts that are whispered in your mind?
Do you feel hopeless?
Let me share some thoughts
from God’s Word of what I have learned over the years of studying the Bible. To
withstand the attacks of the enemy, God has given us armor – it is called the Armor
of God.
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand
against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh
and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of
God, so that when the day of evil comes,
you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of
truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness
in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that
comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the
shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming
arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and
requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” Ephesians 6:10-18.
God has provided us the Holy Spirit within us,
the power of prayer and the Armor of God surrounding us!
“And the God
of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have
suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and
steadfast. To Him be the power forever and ever. Amen.” 1 Peter 5:10-11
