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Lord, Strengthen Me…
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you discern the enemy’s work in your life. Then “resist the devil and he will ?ee from you” (James 4:7).
Five Good Weapons Against Mass Destruction
God has given us many weapons to use against the enemy’s plan for our destruction. Here are the top ?ve: 1. A powerful weapon against the enemy is God’s Word. This is the most powerful weapon. Jesus Himself used it against the devil when He was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit and Satan came to tempt Him (Matthew 4:1). One would think that if you were the Son of God you wouldn’t have to go into the wilderness at all, let alone to be tempted by the devil. But “the tempter came to Him” the way he comes to all of us, and Jesus used the Word of God to refute him. He said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). When the devil tries to destroy your life, refute him with God’s Word. “A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; the simple pass on and are punished” (Proverbs 27:12). The moment you identify evil working in your midst, hide yourself in the Word of God. 2. A powerful weapon against the enemy is praise. The devil hates it every time we worship God. That’s because he can’t tolerate people worshiping anyone else but him. He detests it so much he can’t even be around it. When we praise and worship God, His presence dwells powerfully in our midst and the devil has to leave. 3. A powerful weapon against the enemy is obedience. If we are living in sin or walking in disobedience in any way, this leaves the door open in our lives for the devil to gain a point of entry and ultimately a foothold. Bad things happen to us that might be the enemy’s work, but it could also be because our own sin has given him a place to erect a stronghold in