"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the
flesh." (2 Corinthians 10:3)
Do
you know why so many believers are losing the battles in their lives? 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.
You
see, 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.
"But,
Brother Copeland, you just don't know what So-and-so did to me!" 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!
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