The Bible & The Battle

 

Every Christian is in a spiritual war.  Our adversary is none other than Satan himself. 1Pe 5:8  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Salvation does not deliver us from this battle; it does however equip us to win!

 *Temptation is a daily part of this war.  Jesus himself was tempted and is Matthew 4:1-11 we learn how he over came the enemy.

*Jesus was hungry he had fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. The tempter came when he was weak. Isn’t that just like Satan to come to us in our darkest hour when we have battled and fought spiritual warfare and are tired… Satan said to Jesus” command that these stones be made bread’ Now we all know that Christ was able to command the stones into bread but he also knew to never follow the suggestion or direction of Satan. Just like Christ did we have to reject Satan even when its tempting, even when it sounds good.

 *Jesus Christ gives us the strength to do it! With in and in him we have power! Jesus answered the tempter with scripture “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”  We need more than bread in this battle we need the word of God. The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit. Eph 6:17 says And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

*We need to keep in mind that many temptations come in religious places. We are most vulnerable when in high places. The more anointed, the more spirit filled, and the more determined that we are, the more Satan will try to fight us.  We must be strong (Ephesians 6 tells us how to do this) We cannot allow ourselves to fall into the temptations and traps of Satan.  

Are you struggling with temptation?

Are you in a spiritual battle in which you need directions?

Do you need strength?

***Take the bible into your battle, begin to read, pray and trust in Christ as he gives you power and guidance. The Sword of the Spirit will bring victory every time!