17/07/2024
❗️THE MIGHTINESS OF OUR WEAPONS OF WARFARE PART 4❗️
Understanding the Nature of our Warfare
"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;"(2 Corinthians 10:4).
Life’s battles are won through strategy. God always equips us with necessary and rightful weapons at the right time for our victory.
You have to be discerning in every battle so that you know the requisite weapon that will make you triumph and attain victory.
"Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?"(Genesis 3:1).
In this Scripture, Eve didn’t discern that she was talking to the devil. She thought that she was conversating with an actual serpent.
The devil chose to use a serpent as his vessel because he recognized a trait in the serpent that he could exploit or relate to, leveraging this connection to deceive Eve. That trait was subtleness, the very character of satan.
The devil goes after people who oversee territories. He intentionally went after Eve because he knew he would gain more leverage by defeating her.
Some battles start in your life the moment you assume responsibility over your family, nation and even your workplace because the devil knows how influential you can be for God's kingdom.
Nonetheless, don't be afraid for the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God.
Caution is paramount in our times because there is system of operation that the devil uses. You have to know what you're fighting against.
1.The evil vehicle that propels wealth
"Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches"(Ezekiel 28:2-5).
The wisdom of the devil is evil. Even though he has already been defeated, his pattern of thinking is intact. The strength of the devil is in his devices as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 11:4. If you don't know how he thinks he will take advantage of you.
He is referred to as wiser than Daniel and through that wisdom he amassed wealth.
The wisdom of Lucifer has invaded the world and if you don't give yourself to the empowerment of God's word you won't be able to dismantle it.
It is possible to gain much wealth today at the expense of one's salvation because of how the world has now been structured.
The wisdom of Satan makes it easy for one to gain money easily using crafted methods but don't be cheated, there's no easy way to success continue giving yourself to God's principles and you shall attain true riches.
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.” (Isaiah 60:1-3).
Regardless of the darkness in the world, the Lord has promised to lift you in the midst of all opposing factors.
You shouldn't be afraid of the evil that is at work in the world for we have been made to thrive in the most unfavorable of places.
There is another system of operation that the devil is using.
2.The spread of evil
“Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.” (Ezekiel 28:14).
In this verse, the devil was called an anointed cherub. In the Hebrew rendering the word "anointed" means "spread". Fame in this world is backed by anointing and the devil is behind the worldwide spread of anything that is evil.
Easy and quick fame is at the cost of doing something evil. What gets the most coverage and invites a lot of public appeal is evil news. This is so because the devil has created a structure that only propagates what is in tune to his nature.
"Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men."(Matthew 5:13).
Even though the devil has his underhanded ways of making men known, there is something in God that sets a man on top.
Any child of God who wants to stand out needs to understand the light at work in them.
God knows how to publicize His children. He makes you a spectacle by light and you are the one who decides the distance to which your light shines. God will give you the empowerment and uniqueness to stand out but how far you rise as a rarity in this world rests on you.
There are plenty of opportunities that God has placed in this world so that His children should rise. You have to discern opportunity God doesn't reveal the opportunities He has set. Opportunity passes you by daily until you open your eyes and run after it.
God is always ready to put a glorious touch on what you do all you have to do is ask for it and work continually on your light.
In life we fight on different frontiers. The battles waged against you are not confined to one aspect of your life.
There are times whereby we fight the world. The world is defined to be evil in 1 John 2:15, it is structured with evil systems and principles that are contrary to your expectations of life as a child of God.
The flesh is another assailant we fight. Your flesh has desires as mentioned in Galatians 5:16 that are contrary to the workings of your spirit(which is the source and basis of your life as a born again Christian).
The flesh works to limit you from attaining the glory embedded in you, it stops you from manifesting the divine life God has lobbed in your spirit.
"But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."(Hebrews 5:14).
God has given you the capacity to discern so that you know the kind of battle you are fighting.
Each and every battle has a specific strategy God sets for you to use but discernment is very key if you want to arrive to that strategy.
God develops your ability to discern personally, it rests on you to avail yourself for His training so as to become a person who is fully discerning.
"I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:"(2 Corinthians 9:6). The enemy thrives and flourishes when he is hidden. We usually keep some battles going on for a long time because we are fighting amiss.
We are so precious to God that He wouldn't allow us to fight for the rest of our lives, that's a great wastage of time.
We are made to bring praise and glory to His name that is why He has put every weapon at our disposal so that we should emerge victorious in every battle we face.
