Defeating Your Enemy

• His method is the lie. He deceives that he might deprave, destroy,
and damn.
To overcome his plan and methods, the Bible says,
“Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of
the devil.” Ephesians 6:11
“Wiles” is the word we get our English word “methods” from. The devil
is methodical. He's willing to wait. He'll let you succeed, that you might
further fall. He will let you get away with sin, that sin might greatly
entrap and then snare you. He is quite content to be patient. The apostle
Paul said,
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. 2
Corinthians 2:11
But many today are ignorant of the devil’s devices!
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken
captive by him at his will. 2 Timothy 2:26
Put those words together—wiles, devices, snares—that’s the enemy we
have.
SATAN IS A DESTRUCTIVE FORCE
Jesus taught us to pray, “Lord, deliver us.” When you think of
deliverance, you think of danger. We must understand just how
dangerous our enemy is!
In the last days there will be a resurgence of demonic power, the Bible
teaches, destroying civilization as we know it. I believe the world is
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