Last week we studied the armor of God. Our warfare
is not against flesh and blood. It is a spiritual battle. Defensively, we wear the breastplate
of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, the belt of truth, the shoes of
peace and hold the shield of faith firmly in place. Our two offensive weapons
are the Word of God, which is the sword of the Spirit, and prayer.
Our own
minds and our thoughts can be our greatest enemy. Negative thoughts about
ourselves and others can become habitual. We don’t recognize the power of
the mind. I highly recommend a book by Joyce Meyer called The Battlefield of the Mind if you have not read it. Again, the
Word of God can help us overcome our thought processes in order to believe God
above all else.
The
weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they
have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every
pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and we take captive
every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
Take captive every
thought? This morning, believe you are chosen and loved. You are here for a
purpose. We can overcome the powers of darkness as we study and believe the
Word of God. Jesus used the written Word to combat the temptations of Satan.
Satan knows our weaknesses and when we are most vulnerable. With every
temptation, Jesus spoke the Word of God out loud. It is a powerful weapon, the
power to demolish the strongholds in your life.
Dear Father in heaven,
Your Word gives us the power to overcome even our
own thought processes. Help us to demolish whatever is keeping us from serving
and obeying You. We capture every negative thought and change them to believing
in Your love for us.
In Jesus name,
Amen
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