Revelation 12:11 ‘And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.’’

DAILY READING • Ephesians 4:1-16; Ezekiel 10-11; Isaiah 42

The single worst intelligence failure in U.S. history is the Japanese attack on the U.S Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. It is also one of history’s most famous surprise attacks.
Amazingly, despite the many signs that a strike was imminent, the US military ignored them.

In the days and hours leading up to the raid, American code breakers had noted an abundance of ominous chatter from the Japanese communication lines.
On the day of attack, on December 7, 1941, early that morning, an American warship had noticed an unidentified submarine lurking at the harbor’s mouth. American radar operators even detected the Japanese warplanes as they approached Pearl from the north and sent out warnings, but these warnings went unheeded.

A few minutes after 7.am, American soldiers at the Naval Base, awoke to the sounds of alarms, bombs exploding, and gunfire.
Sleepy-eyed men jumped off their bunks, dressing in a hurry as they ran to their stations.
The U.S Navy had been caught so completely off guard that even their ammunition stores were still locked. Guns were unmanned and the aircrafts were parked on the ground.
Though the Americans tried to recover quickly and attack back, the Japanese having the element of surprise on their side, wielded the upper hand.
In less than three hours the Japanese had accomplished their mission and departed, leaving behind devastation that killed more than 2,300 Americans and destroyed twelve ships and 160 aircrafts.
News of the attack took America by surprise. The next day the American President declared war on Japan. Though America would eventually gain victory over Japan, yet the attack at Pearl Harbor taught them a great lesson about military alertness.

The battles of life often come suddenly. At such times, it is your level of preparedness and the reserve of power you have that will pull you through.
Oftentimes, the enemy strikes most when men are spiritually weak. In Matthew 13:25, it was while men slept or were spiritually weak, that the enemy sowed tares.
The Japanese succeeded because their strategy was to carry out a massive attack while the Americans were still sleeping and unprepared.

In wars, each side always tries to attack the other side at their weakest point. The same principle applies spiritually, this is why we must always live ready.
Although the elements of his temptations vary, the enemy keeps looking for those unguarded areas of a believer’s life to strike at.
We therefore need to recognize our weak spots, and continually work at strengthening them. As Christians, we must know our personal danger zones. We need to bring every weakness and temptation to the Lord immediately, asking Him for the strength to resist.

Oftentimes before an attack, we will receive warning signs. One of these signs is low spiritual fire and loss of fervency.. To avoid being caught off guard, we must keep our fire burning through spending time in the study of the Word, prayers and worship.

The Power in the Blood of Jesus has been made available to us to live in victory and dominion. If you find yourself struggling in any area, engage the Blood weapon in battle to overcome. Plead the Blood over every temptation, and spiritual laxity.

Revelation 12:11 says ‘And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.’

The power in the Blood empowers us to live a crucified life of denying the flesh and living in accordance to God’s Word.
Understand that we are in warfare with a vicious enemy who is looking for every opportunity to kill, steal and destroy. Especially in these end-times, the enemy is on a mission of destruction because he knows his time is short. Therefore you cannot afford to allow any form of spiritual weakness in any area of your life.
Do everything you can to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Certainly when every inch of us is sold out to Jesus and every part of us is consecrated and devoted to Him, there will be no room for the enemy to attack.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You for the great price of the Blood that was paid for my deliverance. Today, through the Blood of Jesus I draw the strength to constantly overcome every spiritual weakness and live in victory and dominion in Jesus Name.

QUOTE;
When you obey God’s instruction you are delivered from destruction. – WORDBITE 222