2 Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for the pulling down of strongholds. Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge
of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”
Are you comfortable? Is your coffee hot? Did you rest well? Are you ready for your morning devotional moment?
Do you not know there is a war going on? Are you aware that spiritual forces you cannot imagine are at work this very instant to destroy everything you hold dear: your family, your good name,
your church, your friends, your nation?
Are you engaged in this fight? Some might say things are working fairly well, and this talk of Satan and warfare is unpleasant and not needed. To that one I reply, “Maybe you don’t see the battle
because the enemy sees no danger to his kingdom from you”.
To you who bear the scars of battle and see the danger, take heart! The battle is not yours, but the Lord’s, and yes my brother and sister, there is warfare. A warfare between Satan and God. If you
have been faithful to this point in the prayer journey, then you are one who will campaign with the Lord
to win victories and tear down enemy strongholds.
There are enemy strongholds everywhere around you; racial prejudices, demonic philosophies of
education and science, false religion, systems of power and influence, greed and economic oppression,
yet these strongholds will not stand. How do you overcome these strongholds in the culture?
Here are a few practical thoughts.
Be careful not to become entangled with the affairs of life; keep your life above reproach in word and action. II Timothy 2:4 Study to show yourself approved, know the scriptures, and be ready to give an answer for the hope that is within you. II Timothy 2:15 See the example Jesus gave to you as He stood before Pilate. “For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is
of the truth hears My voice”. John 18:37
At their core, the enemy strongholds stand on false ideas. False ideas will not fall based on power or who shouts the loudest. False ideas will only fall under the weight of the truth. The truth will
stand against the lie.
Know Jesus, know the truth. The truth will set you free!

Amen!