The Enemy of our Soul

2 Corinthians 10:3-6, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. ⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,  ⁵ casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,  ⁶ and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.” (NKJV)

A few days ago I heard these words from a concerned parent; “Pastor I don’t think enough people realize that we have an enemy who is seriously seeking to destroy our families.” He proceeded to say that more of us need to be awake and alert to the tactics that satan is using against the people of God. I agree wholeheartedly with his comments and I am sharing these words so that I can do my best to expose some of the strategies of the enemy.   Dictionary.com gives this meaning to the word expose`: a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable.”   I am committed to “discrediting” satan this morning.   I am prepared to publicly place him on the “MOST WANTED” LIST OF THE FAMILY OF GOD!!!    

Are we fully aware today that Satan, the incredibly powerful, unseen but dangerous god of this world wants to poison our thoughts and emotions away from the purity of God's truth?    Our spiritual enemy has focused his attacks upon us in two areas: our thoughts and our emotions.

If we stay unaware of Satan’s unseen but dangerous plan, he will start using the unguarded pieces of our lives.   The enemy is looking for each little area that we fail to guard.   Satan will take advantage of any opportunity that he can find to attack our thoughts and emotions.   Many of us have faced those types of attacks this week.   Some of the attacks are the same strategies that he uses day after day while others are surprise attacks that he springs upon us to see if he can catch us off guard.   But we must remember that God is greater than any weapon that satan may bring against us.

We must stay alert to the tactics of the enemy and we must also prepare our hearts to resist the attempts of satan to overthrow our faith.  God is able to cast down as well as cast out the enemy who seeks our spiritual demise. We must put our confidence and complete trust in the promises of God's Word. Victories can be won as we continue to surrender our lives to God and allow His to lead us in the correct direction.