Episode 383 - Show Notes:
- The devil’s goal is always to produce discouragement, confusion, or indifference. He doesn’t want you to successfully live the Christian life. He doesn’t want you to be victorious over sin. He doesn’t want you to be used by God and to give God glory.
- Jesus said the devil is a liar and a murderer whose aim is to destroy, to wreck, to distort and pervert the plan of God. In the midst of these conditions, Paul gives us a word of encouragement: ”Be strong in the Lord," the apostle says, "and in his mighty power." It is possible to stand; it is possible to overcome our enemy.
- This battle is spiritual in nature. It’s not a physical battle. Our enemy is spiritual and so is our power and our armor.
- Paul reminds us that to fight a spiritual battle we have to have strength, inner strength. It’s a strength that comes from God. You might feel weak today, but you are a good candidate to receive the strength of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, “His strength is made perfect in our weakness.”
- We gain this spiritual strength through prayer and by putting on the spiritual armor God provides. Whatever battle you are fighting today, know that you cannot defeat the enemy alone. Reach out to God, cry out for his strength, draw closer to him through his Word. His strength is available and it is sufficient for the battle we face.
Ephesians 6:10 - “Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.”
Ephesians 6:12-13 - “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”
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