Ephesians 6:12 ‘For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in high places.’.
DAILY READING – – 2 Peter 2; Jeremiah 43-44; Psalm 140
Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. By the time he was 31 years old, he ruled the largest empire of the ancient world. This was made possible by his conquests in many battles. One of these, was his decisive conquest over Darius III king of the Persians. In this battle, the Persians had the greater number of soldiers, 240,000 against the Greek army of 47,000, yet Alexander’s army won because they had the greater wisdom and strategy.
Before the battle Darius had made sure that the battleground favored his army and its tactics – particularly the use of his feared scythe-wheeled chariots. Persian soldiers plowed and leveled the terrain to make the ground flat and perfect for their chariots to ride on. But when on October 1, 331 BC Alexander arrived for the battle, he immediately sized up the Persian’s tactical advantage. He realized that if he fought them on the ground they had prepared he would lose. So he ordered his army to pretend to be fleeing and shift away from the flat lands. The Persians promptly fell for the trick and began to pursue after the fleeing Greeks. Soon the Persians found themselves on rough, rock-strewn terrain, where their chariots could no longer move easily. And when their charioteers eventually ground to a halt on the rough grounds the Greeks descended on them en masse. Overwhelmed, king Darius fled the battle, making it easy for Alexander to win and eventually take over the Persian empire. Alexander won because he refused to fight the Persians on the ground where they had the advantage.
Ephesians 6:12 says ‘For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [a]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.’
As believers we must fight the enemy on a ground where he has no tactical advantage over us. If you fight according to the flesh, as moved by your emotions, then you are fighting the enemy on a carnal ground where he operates comfortably. But when we shift our battles to the spirit realm by going into prayers, then we are fighting by the help of The Spirit and can be sure of victory. The truth is that beyond what you see physically, the real root of the problem is spiritual. Things are first established spiritually before they manifest physically. Thus if you lack spiritual insight you may be fighting a losing battle. Never forget that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. Therefore instead of reacting to matters in the flesh, resort to the guidance of The Spirit. Take the issues to God in prayer and hear what He will say to you. When we decide to walk by faith and not by sight we have tactical advantage over the enemy. John 3:8 says those that are born of The Spirit are like the wind. You cannot tell how they come or how they go. This is what happens when we begin to operate in the spirit. As you pray in tongues, devils are confused. They cannot understand you. Like the wind, people can only see your manifestations, but can’t predict your movements. All they see are your results, as you keep moving from victory to victory and glory to glory.
PRAYER: Father please help me to always walk by faith and not by sight. As I wait on You Please grant me the spiritual insight that will give me continual advantage over the enemy and cause me to triumph always in Jesus name.
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When God places His hand upon a man in life nothing can come against him, this is because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.