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THE
WEAPONS OF EPHESIANS 6 WILL HELP US TO BE
“BATTLE
READY”
……PREPARED
TO BE USED BY GOD!
WHAT
WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ENEMY:
HOW THE DEVIL OPERATES
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE DEVIL'S ATTACKS.
HOW TO BLOCK AND STOP HIS DEVILISH ASSAULTS.
HOW TO PREVENT REPEAT ATTACKS.
1
PETER 5:8 GIVES US A WARNING CALL ABOUT THE ENEMY 8
Be
sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9
Whom
resist stedfast in the faith,………………… 1 Peter 5:8-9 (KJV)
SATAN
IS CONSTANTLY SEEKING WAYS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE.
2
COR 2:11…… 11
Lest
Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of
his devices. 2
Cor 2:11 (KJV)
ALERT………..ALERT………….ALERT………ALERT……………..ALERT
BE
ON THE ALERT…………….
SATAN
DESPERATELY WANTS SOMETHING IN HIS CONTROL.
HE
WANTS YOU! YOUR DESTRUCTION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE DEVIL!
THE
DEVIL WILL USE ANY METHOD NECESSARY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF US AND
GET US UNDER HIS CONTROL. HE WILL DEVIOUSLY AND ARTFULLY ENDEAVOR
TO OUTWIT US, TRICK US, DOMINATE US, AND ULTIMATELY TAKE US AS
HIS HOSTAGES.
That
is why Paul said, “….. We are not ignorant of his devices
”.
WE
CAN'T AFFORD TO BE IGNORANT ABOUT AN ENEMY WHO HATES US THIS MUCH
WHO WANTS TO DESTROY US.
We
need to know if the storm we are facing right now is just a natural
problem or if we are facing the devil and his forces sent from
hell to disrupt God's plan for your life.
We
just can't shut our eyes and hope the problem will work out by
itself. If this is an attack from the devil and you do nothing
to stop it, it will not simply go away. On the contrary, it will
actually increase and become more intense. That is why being able
to recognize Satan's game is so important. That is why it is so
important to be apart of Bible studies, support groups like Addicts
Victorious and the different specialized groups we offer, and
why it is important
to be a part of the Church world that Jesus set up. Jesus said,
“ I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail
against it”.
Paul
and his team were not in the dark about the devil; and because
Of this the enemy found it much more difficult to take advantage
of them. They were on the ALERT! So Paul couldn't afford to be
in the dark spiritually about the way Satan operated and neither
can we!
So,
in this warfare, don't shut your eyes and ignore the fact that
the devil wants to bring about your downfall. Instead, open your
eyes and allow the Holy Spirit to teach you how to recognize the
devil's operations so you won't fall prey to him any longer.
HERE
IS A SCRIPTURE I LOVE TO CONSIDER: DANIEL 10:19
O
man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong,
yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened,
and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
ALERT………..ALERT………….ALERT………ALERT…………..ALERT
NOW
LET US RISE AND GO FORTH IN THE NAME OF JESUS
AND
APPLY………….APPLY…….....APPLY………APPLY…………..APPLY………APPLY
THE
MIGHTY WEAPONS OF GOD THROUGH THE PULLING DOWN OF STRONGHOLDS!

2
Cor 6:3-10 (NLT)
On
the day of salvation, I helped you." Indeed, God is ready
to help you right now. Today is the day of salvation.
3
We
try to live in such a way that no one will be hindered from finding
the Lord by the way we act,
and so no one can find fault with our ministry.
4
In
everything we do we try to show that we are true ministers of
God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities
of every kind.
5
We
have been beaten, been put in jail, faced angry mobs, worked to
exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food.
6
We
have proved ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience,
our kindness, our sincere love, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
7
We
have faithfully preached the truth. God's power has been working
in us. We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack
and to defend ourselves .
8
We
serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they
slander us or praise us. We are honest, but
they call us impostors.
9
We
are well known, but we are treated as unknown. We live close to
death, but here we are, still alive. We have been beaten within
an inch of our lives.
10
Our
hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give
spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything
.
PRAISE
THE LORD
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