Focal Reading 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Peace be unto you my friends.
You know many Christians don’t realize that they’re in a battle. We have an Enemy who opposes us in every way. His purpose is to prevent us from becoming who God wants us to be and achieving what He’d have us do. The Devil frustrates our plans, confuses our minds, and brings feelings of anxiety and despair. But he doesn’t stop there. He also stirs up conflict, starts divisions in our relationships, ministries and churches.
There are several things that Christians should understand about this combat:
“The battle is real” – even if we can’t see it. The difficulty, pain, and discouragement Satan causes are genuine. His temptations are not imaginary, they overpower and entice us away from the Lord.
“The battle is spiritual” – Our struggle isn’t with one another but with invisible forces of wickedness. Although the conflict is waged in the spiritual realm, it impacts every part of us, our mind, will, emotions, desires, and even our bodies.
“The battle is tough” The Adversary fights dirty, and the encounter is “up close and personal.”
Our confrontation with the forces of evil is like spiritual hand-to-hand combat and flesh-to-flesh wrestling. He has a host of demonic beings who work constantly, even when we sleep.
Beloved, as long as we’re on earth, the war will continue.
Although the enemy is strong, there isn’t reason to be frightened. He’s no match for Christ, who lives within us. We’ve been entrusted with Jesus’ divine power over the Evil One.
Beloved, the only way we can access the Son’s authority is submitting to His lordship and walking in obedience to His Spirit.
“May God add blessings to the readers of this message.”
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