Make War
By Timothy Emmons
Pearl of Great Price Tabernacle
This enemy is relentless. He will stop at nothing to destroy you, your household, your relationship with God or the ministry God has placed in your life.
He doesn’t give up. He doesn’t give in. He may leave for a season but he will return.
We must be ready! We must be prepared! We must make war!
The moment we gave our lives to the Lord, spiritual warfare began.
Have you ever had the enemy steal something from you and you didn’t realize he had taken it until it was too late?
The Word says, “then comes the wicked one, and takes away that which was sown in our hearts.”
If we do not watch and pray, he will blindside us.
He attacks when you’re tired, sad or upset. He hits you at your lowest and most vulnerable state.
He sows confusion, discord and doubt. He’s infiltrated families, marriages, churches, cultures, societies, races and nations where he has caused great division.
The Word says, “every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.” (Matthew 12:25)
What better way to destroy the body of Christ than through division. Have you ever heard the term “divide and conquer’? It’s easier to conquer a smaller group than one large, unified group of believers.
Has he ever taken your joy? Your peace? Your health? Your voice? Your finances? Your hope?
Did he attack you with fear, worry, discouragement, anxiety, hopelessness, depression?
Just like a thief this snake has slithered in and taken blessings from God’s people. Your blessings, your answered prayers.
We must make war!
The fact is the devil is good at what he does. He’s been doing so for thousands of years. The same devil that led a revolt against our Father in Heaven, tempted Adam and Eve and had Judas betray our Savior is the same devil who comes at us on what feels like a daily basis.
There is a battle for your mind, heart and soul. Don’t let the enemy distract you, snare you, defeat you.
And sometimes the battle may be hot, may seem heavy and may feel like the enemy has the upper hand but he doesn’t.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9 says, “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;”
Romans 8:37 says, “As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
Make War!
It’s time to get our fight back and take the fight to the devil.
Take back your joy, peace, hope, commitment, health, dedication and anything else the devil stole from you. Go into his camp and take it back!
If we are rooted in Christ then we’ve already won because the Word says in 2 Chronicles 20:15 – Be not afraid nor be dismayed at the great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s!
Do you know what else the Word says?
Isaiah 54:17 - “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”
He fights for us. Who can stand against? The gates of hell won’t prevail.
When you feel the enemy attacking remember, the devil was defeated by Jesus on the cross, defeated when you gave your life to God, defeated when God answered your prayers and defeated when God moved for you.
Arise, put on your armor and prepare for battle.
Make war!