December 21, 2021
Daily Devotion :
"We Must Take Our Thoughts Captive..."
2 Corinthians 10:4
New International Version
4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
Through careful strategy and cunning deceit, Satan attempts to set up “strongholds” in our minds. A stronghold is an area in which we are held in bondage (in prison) due to a certain way of thinking.
Strongholds are lies that are believed. The apostle Paul tells us that we have the spiritual weapons we need in order to overcome Satan’s strongholds. Using our weapons, we refute the enemy’s lies, arguments, theories, reasoning, and every other thing that tries to exalt itself against the truth of God’s Word. We must take our thoughts captive and refuse to indulge in the fleshly luxury of receiving and meditating on every thought that falls into our heads (2 Corinthians 10:5).
The primary weapon with which we do battle is the Word of God used in various ways—preached, taught, sung, confessed, meditated upon, written, and read. The knowledge of God’s Word will renew our minds and teach us to think in a brand-new way. It will tear down old strongholds that have kept us in bondage! No one will ever live a truly victorious life without being a sincere student of God’s Word.
