In over
thirty years of ministry, I have found that the attacks of the devil meet many
believers unprepared and unaware too often and this is not safe. I trust God that
in the next few days, you will gain understanding on how not to be caught
unawares by the devil’s attacks. Continue...
First you
need to understand the following important facts about the attacks of Satan:
Attacks from Satan are not
authorized from God;
they are engineered by the devil (Isa. 54: 14). Never say, “maybe God has sent
this assault into my life to help me learn one thing or the other.” Two lessons
from Isaiah 54:
a. There
will be a gathering together against you, but it is not by God. For you to pray
against it, is to pray a prayer against what the Bible has said will happen.
b. The
gathering together against you is ordained by God to fail. However, if this
gathering together against you shall fail, it will require your understanding
and mastery of spiritual warfare.
Attacks from Satan can be resisted
and defeated.
The only thing you cannot resist is what God has authorized and
sanctioned but since we have found that ATTACKS FROM SATAN ARE NOT SANCTIONED
BY GOD, we are under mandate to resist and defeat them (1 Peter 5: 8). The
devil is our adversary, not our advisor.
Another
important truth for us today is to, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may
devour.” The roaring lion is a hungry lion looking around for a prey to take
advantage of. THE BIBLE NEVER SAYS THE DEVIL IS A ROARING LION. In fact, the
verse will be more accurately read as, “just like a roaring lion looks around
for a prey that is how the devil is walking around.”
Verse 9
says, “Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions
are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world” not assist. Many
Christians live their lives in a way that seems as if God has asked them to assist
the devil. We also see that the afflictions in our lives are as a result of the
devil’s direct or indirect activities. Therefore, if there is any affliction in
your life as you read this, it should prove to you that the devil is already
prowling around your premises looking to devour you.
Prayer: Lord, have mercy on me in any
way I have assisted the devil in my thoughts and words and actions, deliver me
from the consequences by Your blood in Jesus’ name, amen.
Bible Reference:
I TIM. 6:11 – 12
Source: Spirit Meat
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