Bible Verse of The Day – 4-8-20

Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV) 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 the heavenly places.

We all know people that we might call wicked. You know. Those who are conniving, hateful, unethical, thieves, immoral, and the list could go on. Wickedness can come in many forms.

And while none of us really likes to deal with wicked people, there is a far more terrible form of wickedness that we need to be concerned with; spiritual wickedness.

While we are fixated on the wickedness we can see, there is far worse wickedness going on behind the scenes that our natural eyes have no clue is happening. The only hint our eyes get is the outward manifestations of evil that are visible in some of the acts carried out by the carriers of this evil.

As believers, it’s important that we not spend our time wrestling with people, looking at them as the source of the battles we face. Yes, they can be used as pawns and tools of the enemy. But we need to remember that it’s the enemy that we wrestle against.

And no matter how wicked someone might seem, any time that we spend fighting with them is time wasted that could be spent fighting spiritual battles through prayer and fasting.

It’s important to note also, that wrestling in the natural often involves moves of trickery and fake moves, or deception, to fool the adversary into thinking one thing will happen, while it’s really something completely different that hits them and knocks them off their feet.

The enemy works this way in the spiritual realm, constantly at work to deceive the saints and derail our walk with God.

Lastly, it’s important that we take note of the 4 different levels of spiritual rankings; principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, and spiritual hosts of wickedness.

It was only by the spirit of God that Paul came to understand these things. And it is only by the spirit of God that we can recognize them and do battle against them effectively.

It’s time, church, for us to gird ourselves up for this battle and stop running. It’s time for us to learn to recognize the enemy that we wrestle against and take up the weapons of our warfare.

2 Corinthians 10:4 (NKJV) 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds…

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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