His Heart Scribe Inspirations Devotional Magazine July - August 2014 Volume lll Number 5 July-August 2014 | Page 38

~ His Heart Scribe Inspirations Devotional Magazine

plans of his enemies to overthrow
him. His prayers were the key in destroying these plans and bringing him
deliverance. David prayed for his en-

emies to be scattered, confused, exposed, and destroyed.
David's struggles were with natural
enemies.

Behind these natural ene-

mies were spiritual ones that were opposed to the Davidic kingdom. Jesus
The main tactic of the enemy is decep-

was to come from this line and sit upon

tion. He is a liar and the father of lies.

this throne. David was fighting some-

The Word of God exposes the tactics of

thing beyond the natural. Through the

the enemy. God is light, and His Word

Holy Spirit he was contending with the

is light. The light exposes the enemy

powers of darkness that were set against

and tears away the darkness.

the arrival of the kingdom of God.

Multitudes of people are deceived by

These powers were also manifested

the enemy. There are hosts of lying and

through Herod, who attempted to kill

deceiving spirits that work under the

the coming Messiah. Herod was driven

authority of satan. The spirits include

by spirits of fear and murder. He was

delusion, deception, lying, seducing,

used by satan to attempt to abort the

blinding, error, and guile. Our praying

coming kingdom. However, the Holy

can strip the power of these deceiving

Spirit had already been loosed through

spirits and cause the eyes of people to be

the prayers of David, and David's

opened. David prayed against the ene-

throne was secure.

my conspiracies of the wicked.

The

psalms are filled with references to the

Jesus is the Son of David. He sits on the

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