Ephesians 6:12 say “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
You see, human beings are not your enemies, Satan and his demons are. They are our lifelong enemies! Every believer is seated with Christ at his own hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come, thus our victory is assured.
Jesus came to the earth and trounced Satan. He gave you his authority and power of attorney to enforce Satan’s defeat and enjoy the blessings of God that we have in Christ. In other words, Satan is a defeated foe, you do not wrestle with principalities and powers to try to defeat them, they are already defeated, our duty is to enforce the defeat and live a blessed life. Hallelujah!!!
1 John4:4 say “Ye are of God little children and have overcome them….” Over come who? The devil and his cohorts. Hallelujah!!!
However, some believers have failed to live a victorious life, because they are either fighting the wrong enemy or haven`t learnt to think and speak in line with the word of God.
Remember Paul is missive to the Hebrews, said, “Let us hold fast the profession or confession of our faith with out wavering (doubting), for he is faithful that promised.(Hebrews 10:23) The word confession or profession in the above text, come form the Greek word “homologia” and it connotes “to say the same thing about”.
So for you to live victoriously and enforce Satan’s defeat in all circumstances, you must become steady in saying the same thing as the Word of God.
You see, you can have what the Word say you can have and you are what the Word says you are
2 Corinthians 10:3 say “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh.”
Many believers are losing the battles in their lives, because they’re fighting the wrong enemy! They’ve been deceived into believing that just because a person said or did something to hurt them, that person is the one they need to fight. But they’re wrong. The Bible says we don’t wrestle with flesh and blood. And since people are definitely flesh and blood, they’re never the source of our problem.
It doesn’t matter. If you waste your time fighting So-and-so, your real enemy will get away scot-free.
Who is that real enemy? Look at Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Satan and his demons. They are your lifelong enemies! They are behind every personal affront you encounter.
The people who hurt you and persecute you are only Satan’s tools. When he wants to strike out at you, he uses them to get the job done.
Remember this: Persecution is not the manifestation of another person’s hate for you. It’s a manifestation of Satan’s fear of you. When you get into the Word and start swinging it around–using it like the sword of the Spirit it is–he gets scared. So he looks for some person he can send in there to stop you.
Next time someone hurts you, don’t let yourself get sidetracked into fighting them. Bind the spirit behind them. Put flesh and blood battles behind and war with the weapons of the Spirit.
Zero in on Satan with authority and the Word of God and bring your real enemy down!
Emmanuel Emeke Asiwe(Ps) et al
