2 Corinthians 10:4–5 ‘For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.’

DAILY READING; • Ephesians 6; Ezekiel 17; Isaiah 46

The book, ‘A Woman of No Importance’  is about the story of Virginia Hall. She was perhaps the most important and most deceptive American female spy during World War II.  She was able to highly deceive the Nazis and constantly escaped capture because she assumed very ordinary harmless looks.  A hunting accident had caused Virginia’s left leg to be amputated above the knee, making her use a clunky wooden leg. As a result, the Germans never suspected  that this one-legged American woman could be a deadly spy.

After World War II erupted, she was sent by British intelligence into Nazi-occupied France in 1941, posing as a reporter for the New York Post. She got a makeup artist to teach her how to draw wrinkles on her face, she also got a dentist to grind down her white teeth so that she looked like a French milkmaid.

Going undetected, she was very successful  in gathering crucial information that  helped the allied forces to advance deep into France and eventually defeat the German army. At its peak, Hall’s network consisted of about 1,500 people who worked to secretly collect information. Eventually her activities were discovered and she was hotly pursued by the Gestapo who put up “wanted” posters about her that read “The Enemy’s Most Dangerous Spy — We Must Find And Destroy Her!”

Despite all their efforts, Virginia eluded arrest. She constantly changed her appearance and could appear as four different women in the space of a few hours. Eventually around the end of 1942, she narrowly escaped to Spain. She was never caught by the Germans and was  later presented with the Distinguished Service Cross in 1945 by the American president, which made her to become the only civilian woman so honored in World War II.

Indeed looks can be deceptive. In spiritual warfare  deception is a tactic  the enemy employs heavily in his battle against the mind.  Often times, the temptations that bring people down, were things that at first appeared harmless, but in the end proved to be deadly.  When those little lies, lusts and negative thoughts  gradually infiltrate the mind, they become strongholds that form habits that eventually  lead to defeats.

Samson certainly wouldn’t have imagined  Delilah’s real intention. Deceived by her harmless looks, his defenses came down and she easily infiltrated his heart. And just like Delilah, some deceptive thoughts are capable of infiltrating a believer’s mind to cut off the hair of his anointing.

We are in age where humanity is facing the greatest media bombardment in history. All kinds of negative things are daily assaulting the mind. through  various gadgets. This is why we must guard our heart with all diligence. We need to be very careful the things we allow to access our minds. Some of the seemingly harmless movies or music or conversations we expose ourselves to may end up leaving behind a negative deposit that becomes a battle to overcome later.

Renewing our minds daily with God’s Word is one way of flushing out negative thoughts before they gain root. Just like we take daily baths to remove dirt from our body, we should daily take spiritual baths, washing our minds with the water of God’s Word. We must be deliberate over the kind of thoughts our minds dwell on.

2 Corinthians 10:4–5  says ‘For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ

God’s Word protects our hearts from the infiltration of wrong thoughts. Indeed renewing our minds through daily feeding on God’s Word is the only way to escape the deceptions of this age. Winning the battles of life begin with winning in our minds, let us therefore indeed guard our hearts with all diligence.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to constantly guard my heart so as to avoid the deceptions of the enemy. Grant me the wisdom to daily feed on Your Word, so that my heart can be strengthened  to overcome temptations in  Jesus Name.

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God’s promises in Christ in your life may appear delayed, but never forget that delays are not denials. WORDBITE 222.