THE 13th OF JANUARY
THE DEVIL’S STRONGHOLDS CAN BE DEMOLISHED ONLY WITH THE SPIRITUAL WEAPONS
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.
2 Corinthians 10:3-4
We are in a continuous war as long as we live on this earth. Since Lucifer rebelled against God, the first battle in the universe began. And after Adam and Eve chose to believe the lie of the devil, sinning against God, they lost their dominion over the earth to the devil, and every human being since then has been born into sin. There is a continuous war between good and evil. We have to make decisions all the time, and if we are not led by the Holy Spirit, we have no chance to make the right ones.
During the years we lived without Christ, Satan established “strongholds” in our minds. These fortifications are twisted memories or opinions based on what we have experienced in the past, that the devil managed to make us believe as truth, but in reality they are false. We cannot break down the preconceptions, which are stored as permanent memory in the brain, unless we renew our minds with the help of the Holy Spirit. The “battle of the mind” is a spiritual battle that can only be won by being aware of it and fighting it with the spiritual weapons, empowered by the Holy Spirit.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Heavenly Father, please help me identify the lying strongholds of the enemy in my mind and tear them down. Please show me the Bible verses that prove them as lies so I will stop believing them and build on the truth instead. Because I am Your child, I am “the head and not the tail” and I am “more than a conqueror through Jesus Christ,” I am loved and have true value in Your eyes. Thank You so very much my dear Lord! Glory, honor and praises to Your Holy Name. Amen.
Source: thetruthstandsforever
