There is no gainsaying that we are at war and have eternal enemies militating against the plans of God for our lives. Our battles are not with physical enemies, but with spiritual elements deter- mined to destroy God’s purpose for our destiny. We must not be ignorant of the activities of the enemy; the devil, but must oppose him in all forms of manipulations. The devil has nothing good to offer to anyone and must be treated as a persona non grata in our affairs. He is nothing, but a thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy. We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of this age, and against spiritual wickedness in high places. It is imperative for us to be aware of this, and be spiritually alive. 1Peter 5:8, Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil is as a roaring lion, about, seeking whom he may devour. Our opponent is not a gentleman and must not be treated as one. He is a slimy trickster with loads of wickedness under his sleeves. But we must also know that; he is a defeated foe. We are fighting an adversary whose back is on the ground already. We must understand the operations of the devil, and his arsenals for us to be able to checkmate him. We must also understand our position and the arsenals at our disposal in prosecuting these battles.
Nothing happens in a man’s life without permission either consciously or otherwise. Like I said before, the enemy is a trickster who being darkness can mimic the light to deceive ignorant folks. He may come subtly and gain entrance into people’s life to enslave them. One of the tools the devil uses against multitudes is ignorance; he will do all he can to make people unaware of his operations in their lives through manipulation centered on their ignorance. . 2:11, “lest Satan should get advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.” A man who lacks knowledge will be at the mercy of anything presented to him. Children of God know your foe and know him well. There are two types of ignorant people; the one that is not saved and ignorant of the saving grace of the blood of Jesus Christ; who is a puppet of the devil his master and the one who is saved, but does not know his left from his right. A Christian must know that he is on the winning side and must not let his guards down. He who breaks the edge the serpent will bite. We must be vigilant at all times and be battle ready in all instant. The devil has a legal right in the life of an unsaved soul, he has an opera- tional permit to steal, kill, and destroy such a soul because that individual is not protected. But the believer is God’s property; the expression of His love bought by the sacrifice of the precious blood of Jesus Christ and given authority to trample over serpents and scorpions. Luke 10:19, behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Hosea 4:6, my people parish for lack of knowledge. This means, God’s people lose value due to ignorance. An ignorant believer may not recognize that there are spiritual forces against him, therefore may have a carefree attitude concerning evil operations around him. He would say; “at least I am born again and old things have passed away.” Did your enemy also pass away? The moment you switch allegiance and pitch your tent with the Lord; the enemy becomes mad at you. He feels you’ve betrayed him and would launch multiple attacks on you. The battle becomes fiercer! You become a target to the enemy, because you are a threat to his agenda on earth. Please know that you have been equipped and made ready to dislodge the horde of the devil. You are like dynamite, but if the enemy would succeed to make you believe anything different; he will be most joyful.
Culled from the book: "UNLOCKING YOUR GLORIOUS DESTINY"
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