UNDERSTANDING SPIRITUAL WARFARE - PART 1

For the devil to keep believers tired, weak, defeated and unproductive, all he has to do is to blind them from seeing and knowing the truth- the weapon of their warfare. You wouldn't believe it if I tell you this is exactly what the devil has being doing since the time of Adam. In fact the devil is a professor when it comes to blinding Christians and engaging them in useless and unproductive extra-Biblical activities.

"Albright, what are you talking about? I've not yet started, am about to. It's about spiritual warfare.

In this series I want to touch on spiritual warfare. Is there anything called spiritual warfare? If there is, what is it and what is it not? How can we war in the spirit? These and many others we will be looking at in this series.

"Alright Albright, what then is spiritual warfare?"

Spiritual warfare is simply a way of frustrating the lies of the devil in order to established oneself in the truth- which is God's will for all believers.

What People Say Spiritual Warfare Is

Before I continue, I want you to understand that spiritual warfare is not what so Many believers called spiritual warfare today. I've see men and women binding the devil, whipping him, shooting him, casting and stoning him. Some even sat on the floor screaming and others stepping on the devil. And I asked myself who has bewitched these people?

Listen to me, that is not how to fight. All those things most believers do is carnal and unbiblical, it has nothing to do with spiritual warfare. You can finish jumping around and the devil will still torment you through your mind because you are operating carnally: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God for demolishing of strongholds (2 Cor 10:4).

All the jumping up and down is just an exercise. Understand that the devil uses deceptions and tricks in fighting and winning every fight he fights the believer. So if you don't understand how he fights, you will not be able to live and enjoy the overcoming life that you have  in Christ. That's why I said spiritual warfare is an act of frustrating the lies of the devil by establishing yourself in the truth. Remember Jesus said, And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (Jn:8:32)

Its the truth you know that will set you free. It's not all those gymnastics.

In part two of this study, we will travel to Corinthians and Ephesians to take a look at the weapons of our warfare, the strongholds and how to demolish the strongholds.

Stay turned!

Shalom.