-Devotionals

  Part 2 Section 1: Do You Know Your Enemy? Grow Up. Wear All of the Armor. There are two sections to Part 2. Do You Know Your Enemy? Life is a battleground. The sooner you accept this truth, the easier it's going to be to win the battle. Satan is trying to destroy us because we are seated with Christ in the heavenlies. We have all the riches and resources of the resurrected Christ available to us. We are like the people of Israel when they moved into the Promised Land and claimed their victory. When the older generation died, the new generation forgot about God and lost their terri-tory. Why? They did not stand. Grow Up. The Christian life is a growth process. Before we can walk with Christ and run the race set before us (see Hebrews. 12:1), we must first learn how to stand Ephesians 6:11 tells us, "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." The word "wiles" can also be translated "methods" or "c...

          Section 3: The Soldier's Responsibilities There are three sections to Part 1. As soldiers of Christ, we not only need to be ready for our ongoing battle with Satan, but we also have several responsibilities that we must fulfill if we are going to hold on to our inheritance and fight from victory, not for victory. Our responsibilities are threefold: (1) We must know our enemies;  (2) we must use the equipment; and (3) we must depend on the energy that God provides. Who is the Enemy? Ephesians 6:11 tells us , "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."  Paul then went on to describe the Enemy we are fighting: "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" (Eph. 6:12). Satan is not merely a flesh-and-blood human or a concept of evil; he is a living, pers...

  Part 1 Section 2: The Soldier's Readiness There are three sections to Part 1. The Christian life is not a playground— it's a battleground. And whether we like it or not, every Christian is called to be a soldier and to "fight the good fight" (I Tim. 6:12). No good soldier enters a battle without being fully prepared and protected. Likewise, God does not expect us to go to war unarmed. He has given us the armor and weapons we need for the fight, and He expects us to use them. Ephesians 6 tells us, "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 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. Wherefore, take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done al...

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