Topic: Facing the Enemy
Text: Genesis 3:4-15 .

Every believer who wants to experience victory in spiritual warfare must learn the ropes and understand what it takes to defeat the devil on all fronts. For some time now we have been examining the importance of donning and utilizing the whole Armour of God. Basically, there are two types of attacks: the direct attack and the indirect attack. The Armour of God is principally against the indirect attack of Satan. You can always dodge or run from direct attack. However, no one is as informed as the one laying ambush. The one laying ambush for you would have studied your behaviour and your movements. Some people know the types of food you like. They know the food you can never resist. If they bring it to you in the dream, you would have finished it before even thinking. Standing against the wiles of the devil means that we are already in a conflict with the devil. You may not know it, but the enemy is already fighting against you. If the devil is fighting against you, congratulations. If the devil is not fighting against you, then something is wrong. I hate the devil, and he hates me. I like it that way. I do not want him to like me. The battle line is already drawn. We are commanded to fight and not to evade the conflict. Standing against the viles of the devil is the opposite of running from him. In I Timothy 6:12, the Bible says: “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, where unto thou are also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses”> We are to fight and not to run from the conflict. This you must get clear. Ask God to give you the grace to put on the whole Armour of God.

Memory Verse: II Corinthians 10:4 “For the weapons of our warfare are not canal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.”