Ephesians 6:10-12 “ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil’

DAILY READING    Matthew 6:1-18; Exodus 33:1-34:35; Proverbs 15

On the morning of 16th December 1944, during World War II, the Germans achieved a total surprise attack against the Allied forces, because they came through the Ardennes forest which was a route no one expected they could take. The Ardennes forest was an 80-mile poorly protected stretch of hilly, woody forest. It was so thick, impregnable and difficult to traverse, that the Americans never believed the Germans could ever come through there. However, in the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front, the Germans sent large troops to the area and surprisingly pushed through and struck a hard blow against the Allied forces. The resulting battle is called the battle of the Bulge, because the Germans created a “bulge” around the area of the Ardennes forest by sending 250,000 German soldiers against the mere 80,000 Americans protecting the area. The Germans were able to push the Americans into retreat. The battle raged for three weeks, resulting in a massive loss of American and civilian life. In this battle, the United States also suffered its second-largest surrender of troops of the war: The war would not end until better weather enabled American aircraft to bomb and strafe German positions.

The Germans succeeded because their strategy was to carry out a massive attack against the weakest link of the America’s line of defense. In wars, each side always tries to attack the other side where they’re the weakest. The same principle applies also  in spiritual warfare, the enemy attacks where you are the weakest.  If there is an area of your life, that seems to be your weakness, that is most likely the area the enemy would focus his attack on.

We have to live in such a way that there is no place of spiritual weakness. The Bible tells us to give no room to the devil. And what it means is that every inch of you  is sold out to Jesus, every part of your life is consecrated and devoted to Him. When every area of your life is lighted up by God’s Word, there will no place for darkness to hide. As Christians, we must know our personal danger zones.  Although the elements of his temptations vary, the enemy keeps looking for those unguarded areas of a believer’s life to strike at. We need to recognize our weak spots, and continually work at strengthening them. We must be alert and watchful at all times. We must watch and pray lest we enter into temptation. We need to bring every weakness and temptation to the Lord immediately, asking Him for the strength to resist. When we are constantly vigilant and prayerful, the enemy will find no area of vulnerability in us.

Ephesians 6:10-12 tells us “ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil

Our only hope to overcome is to be strong in the Lord and His might, not in our own power. In times of temptation The Lord  promises to make a way of escape for us.

1 Cor. 10:13 says “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it”

Jesus is the way, and Jesus is the Word. God’s Word is our greatest defense against the devil. God’s Word strengthens us from within so that there’s no place of weakness in us. Psalm 119: 11 says ‘Thy Word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against you’,  Through God’s Word we have the faith and strength we need to resist temptations. And as we stand on the rock of God’s Word we shall never fall.

PRAYER: Lord, Please enable me to  be vigilant and constantly prayerful. Indeed by Your grace I shall always escape every trap of the enemy, as I press forward on this journey of destiny. No matter what comes my way, by Your grace I will never fall in Jesus Name.

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Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will set you free.- – WORDBITE 222.