by Emily Wooten
Ephesians 6:10-11 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
God clearly intended for us to stand against the works of the enemy and everything about him.
Colossians 1:10-14 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
You might be surprised at the things in your life that were sent to you, not by God but the enemy. Things we simply don’t deal with and actually allow to work in our lives. One of the wonderful works of the Holy Spirit in the church is to help us recognize the enemy and his attacks.
Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
The world system operates under the course of this world, according to the devil.
Look at Daniel when he was praying for 21 days. He did not comprehend he was praying against: principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world and spiritual wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6:12)
If we aren’t going against it, we are flowing with it. One of our favorite champions from the Old Testament is King David. He said in Psalm 101: 1-3 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Scripture tells us to study to show ourselves approved, a workman that doesn’t need to be ashamed. This week, let’s study Ephesian 6: 12-18 and practice doing what it says.
We are to arm ourselves with truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation and praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Paul set the example to pray for our teachers and preachers that they would be enabled to open their mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel.