We Wrestle With Not Flesh and Blood Part 3
What is GREAT about the Battle we are in is that our part of the fight is typically the easy part. God takes on and takes care of the supernatural end of the battle, so rest in God! He's got it. That doesn't mean we don't do anything, our part of the battle is to watch out for what satan is trying to use against us.
In the Fight WE…
•KEEP our PEACE (shoes)
•HOLD to the TRUTH of God’s Word (belt)
•REMAIN RIGHTEOUS (breastplate)
•LIFT UP your FAITH (shield)
•PROTECT your MIND (helmet)
•WIELD SCRIPTURE (sword)
The only power that satan and demons have is the power you give them. The devil only operates and controls by your consent and cooperation.
You need to KNOW that your enemy is leveraging all your senses to destroy you. Every thought, feeling, and action! People are boing led by their feelings, ruled by their emotions, and are deceived in their minds.
1 Corinthians 3 : 16 – 19 (NLT)
16 Don’t you realize that all of YOU TOGETHER (the church) are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
17 God will destroy anyone who DESTROYS this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and YOU are that temple.
18 STOP DECEIVING YOURSELVES. If you THINK you are WISE BY THIS WORLD’S STANDARDS, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.
19 For the WISDOM OF THIS WORLD is FOOLISHNESS TO GOD. As the Scriptures say, “He traps THE WISE in the snare of THEIR OWN CLEVERNESS.”
The Danger of ‘Deception’ Comes From : “THE WISDOM OF THIS WORLD”
Who is the 'ruler/major influencer' of this world? satan. The prince of darkness, and the father of lies. He influences feelings, emotions, opinions and self truth. We have to be diligent and intentional about the source of where we are obtaining our wisdom. God is not opposed to his children gaining knowledge.
"How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!"
(Prov. 16:16)
However… intellect exposes us to dangers because it is the great organ of receptivity, by means of which the outer world finds unceasing access to our souls. Intellect exposes us to the danger of the worlds influence to make us more willing to consider or accept new suggestions/ideas that are contrary to God's Word.
Through the open avenues of our senses, a large number of influences enter and gain access within us and those influences then affect every portion of our character and identity. We have to be better gatekeepers. We have to be more diligent and intentional about what we are allowing to enter our eyes, ears, and thoughts. We are responsible to stand guard and carefully manage what thoughts, actions, influences, and commitments we allow into our lives. Instead of being puppets of the senses, our mind/soul/body should be growing more and more into harmony with the Spirit and participates in its elevation.
Again, the devil needs our permission and he wants us to agree with him and to comply to be his vehicle to perform his actions. That's why Paul said:
“Finally, be strong IN THE LORD and in HIS mighty power.”
Ephesians 6 : 10
Not in YOUR strength or YOUR might, but in the LORDS.
Your human strength does not work in the Spiritual Realm.
Stand firm in the area that has already brought victory. Stay under the protective covering of God.
“…do not LEAN or DEPEND UPON your OWN UNDERSTANDING.”
Proverbs 3 : 5
Do not try to achieve your own victory. Stay under God's umbrella. He will protect you from the rain of this world. The scheme of the devil is to get you to just take a little step to the left/right. Once you are not longer under cover of God's umbrella, the powers of this dark world can reign on you.
What has Jesus already done that you need to stand firm in?
“…be strong IN THE LORD and in HIS mighty power.”… means NOT YOUR… Determination… Positive Thinking… saying, ‘I will NEVER DO IT AGAIN’… THAT is just YOU TRYING TO BE A ‘BETTER YOU’… Eventually you discover that YOUR strength just gets OVERCOME
What Happened when Jesus Christ DIED?
“WHEN YOU HAVE CHRIST, YOU ARE COMPLETE. HE is the HEAD OVER ALL leaders AND POWERS.”
Colossians 2 : 10
You can take your stand against the devil's schemes because you are complete in Christ. No matter how bad it gets out there you just need to stand firm in Christ and stay put at the foot of the cross.
In the Fight WE…
•KEEP our PEACE (shoes)
•HOLD to the TRUTH of God’s Word (belt)
•REMAIN RIGHTEOUS (breastplate)
•LIFT UP your FAITH (shield)
•PROTECT your MIND (helmet)
•WIELD SCRIPTURE (sword)
The only power that satan and demons have is the power you give them. The devil only operates and controls by your consent and cooperation.
You need to KNOW that your enemy is leveraging all your senses to destroy you. Every thought, feeling, and action! People are boing led by their feelings, ruled by their emotions, and are deceived in their minds.
1 Corinthians 3 : 16 – 19 (NLT)
16 Don’t you realize that all of YOU TOGETHER (the church) are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
17 God will destroy anyone who DESTROYS this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and YOU are that temple.
18 STOP DECEIVING YOURSELVES. If you THINK you are WISE BY THIS WORLD’S STANDARDS, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.
19 For the WISDOM OF THIS WORLD is FOOLISHNESS TO GOD. As the Scriptures say, “He traps THE WISE in the snare of THEIR OWN CLEVERNESS.”
The Danger of ‘Deception’ Comes From : “THE WISDOM OF THIS WORLD”
Who is the 'ruler/major influencer' of this world? satan. The prince of darkness, and the father of lies. He influences feelings, emotions, opinions and self truth. We have to be diligent and intentional about the source of where we are obtaining our wisdom. God is not opposed to his children gaining knowledge.
"How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!"
(Prov. 16:16)
However… intellect exposes us to dangers because it is the great organ of receptivity, by means of which the outer world finds unceasing access to our souls. Intellect exposes us to the danger of the worlds influence to make us more willing to consider or accept new suggestions/ideas that are contrary to God's Word.
Through the open avenues of our senses, a large number of influences enter and gain access within us and those influences then affect every portion of our character and identity. We have to be better gatekeepers. We have to be more diligent and intentional about what we are allowing to enter our eyes, ears, and thoughts. We are responsible to stand guard and carefully manage what thoughts, actions, influences, and commitments we allow into our lives. Instead of being puppets of the senses, our mind/soul/body should be growing more and more into harmony with the Spirit and participates in its elevation.
Again, the devil needs our permission and he wants us to agree with him and to comply to be his vehicle to perform his actions. That's why Paul said:
“Finally, be strong IN THE LORD and in HIS mighty power.”
Ephesians 6 : 10
Not in YOUR strength or YOUR might, but in the LORDS.
Your human strength does not work in the Spiritual Realm.
Stand firm in the area that has already brought victory. Stay under the protective covering of God.
“…do not LEAN or DEPEND UPON your OWN UNDERSTANDING.”
Proverbs 3 : 5
Do not try to achieve your own victory. Stay under God's umbrella. He will protect you from the rain of this world. The scheme of the devil is to get you to just take a little step to the left/right. Once you are not longer under cover of God's umbrella, the powers of this dark world can reign on you.
What has Jesus already done that you need to stand firm in?
“…be strong IN THE LORD and in HIS mighty power.”… means NOT YOUR… Determination… Positive Thinking… saying, ‘I will NEVER DO IT AGAIN’… THAT is just YOU TRYING TO BE A ‘BETTER YOU’… Eventually you discover that YOUR strength just gets OVERCOME
What Happened when Jesus Christ DIED?
“WHEN YOU HAVE CHRIST, YOU ARE COMPLETE. HE is the HEAD OVER ALL leaders AND POWERS.”
Colossians 2 : 10
You can take your stand against the devil's schemes because you are complete in Christ. No matter how bad it gets out there you just need to stand firm in Christ and stay put at the foot of the cross.
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