““16 See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc; 17 No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the LORD.””
The Holy Father is the Lord of all creation. The enemy takes what God has created and twist it for his own gain. The enemy entered Judas and he became an enemy of God. Luke 22:3 “Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve.” This same enemy could not enter Jesus but tempted him and failed. Mathew 4:2 “2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” The Bible says the in John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Therefore, it does not matter how he presents himself, he is still the enemy of our wellbeing. He uses different methods, medium, things etc but his mission has never changed; steal, kill and destroy. He kills dream, destinies, visions, he entangles and destroys marriages, hones, children, ministries and ministers. He steals our peace, integrity, personality, identity etc. He enters places, people etc. He goes around looking for opportunities according to
1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.” When he succeeds; one can see his manifestation through lies and deception which then leads to all sorts of evil such, unholy lifestyle, stubbornness, sexual immorality of all types; adultery, homosexuality, fornication, etc.
The church must arise and be on the watch of the enemy’s tactics.
Romans 12:1-2 “1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
The way out is to daily present self to the altar of the Lord as a living sacrifice, come by the blood of the lamb, so you can be accepted. Pray for the grace upon the church to present daily.
Pray that the church will embark on serious, continuous Bible study and meditation of the Word of God. This is how we can renew the mind.
1 Corinthians 15:15 “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.”
Pray for the grace to be steadfast, strong in the Lord and always abounding in the work God has called us into.
Luke 19:13 “Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.”Matthew 24:46-47 “46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.”
Pray for the grace to occupy and be found on duties when he comes. ( the place of our calling, prayer, the word, the lifestyle of holiness etc)
Philippians 1:27 “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel.”
Pray for the grace to maintain the worthiness of the call; preaching the true Gospel, standing in the unshakable truth and Holy Spirit.
Joshua 1:8 “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
Pray for the grace of the manifestation of this scripture in the church today. This is the only way out. We cannot do something else and except same results.
Genesis 24:63 “Early in the evening, Isaac went out to the field to meditate, and looking up, he saw the camels approaching.” Mark 1:35 “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.”
Pray for the grace to seek God at his temple.
1 Corinthians 3:16” Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?”
Pray for the grace to keep this temple Holy.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 “4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
Stand by the authority of the word of God and pull down every stronghold of the mind, argument, mindset that are against the word of God, evil thoughts, etc
Ephesians 6:12 “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.”
Sometimes we go to the doctor and consult for stuff like fibroid, bleeding issues, low sperm count, sexual issues. Sometimes people have marital delays, childbirth delays, marital relationships problems. Sometimes it’s these forces of wickedness that are fighting. Sometimes it’s spirit husbands/wives creating these problems.Children in sexual confusion, homosexuality etc. these are the spirits released by the as weapons. Physical you can be a married person but you have a spirit spouse who is very jealous and will never want you to stay married or even get married.
We have to pray them out of our homes, church and communities. These are very wicked spirits and we have to deal with them. We are victorious according to Colossians 2:15 “And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”
2 Corinthians 2:14 “But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him”
We must mark in victory into 2024. We are not carrying any baggage.
Colossians 1:16 “For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.”
Therefore let this our God arise even now and delivery his people.