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KNOCKING OUT OUR ENEMIES, Part 2
Before we can knock out national and international enemies, WE MUST FIRST OVERCOME OUR PERSONAL ENEMIES! These personal attitudes are indeed our enemies for these are the adversaries that rob us of our character, our will, and resolve to fight in the day of battle.You are familiar with the powerful words in 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 but let’s remind ourselves of them again:
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but MIGHTY THROUGH GOD to the PULLING DOWN OF STRONGHOLDS;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and brining into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.” That’s one long sentence but lifechanging if we truly appropriate into our lives.
Can I repeat verse 6? “And having in a readiness to REVENGE ALL DISOBEDIENCE, when YOUR OBEDIENCE is fulfilled.” That means that we cannot deal with evil or disobedience in any other area until we have first dealt with it in our own lives. We must bring everything to obedience to Christ in our personal lives before we can push back disobedience and evil in the nation.
Let’s look at this powerful passage of Scripture in The Passion Translation:
3,4. “For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons . . . Instead, our spiritual weapons are energized with divine power to effectively DISMANTLE the defenses behind which people hide.
v.5. We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes God and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thought and INSIST THAT IT BOW IN OBEDIENCE to the Anointed One.
v.6. Since we are armed with such DYNAMIC WEAPONRY, we stand ready to punish any trace of rebellion AS SOON AS YOU CHOOSE COMPLETE OBEDIENCE.”
Did you get that? When you choose obedience in your own life, only then you can be used in prayer and standing up for righteousness to put down evil around you! It must first begin in our personal lives.
Let’s read Revelation 2:26 (NLT):
“To everyone who is victorious and continues to do my works TO THE VERY END I will give you AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS . . .”
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
