Spiritual warfare is necessary in the life of the believer because there are unseen forces that hate the name, the blood and the followers of Jesus Christ. This is why we must stay prayerful and mindful of the presence of God in our lives. Our worship is a weapon that gives us victory over the enemy and defense against his tactics. During times of prayer and worship, God is able to reveal the enemy’s strategies so that you can be prepared.
In fact, the Lord revealed some things to me yesterday after a time of worship and I have a message for the enemy this morning. The message is, I SEE YOU. And I hope you see me. See how everything you have ever thrown at me only pushes me closer to the living God? Through abuse – both verbal and physical, it caused me to love God more. For God rescuing me out of every mistake I ever made, it only caused me to want to serve Him more. For every time that I couldn’t see a way to make it work, I saw God make a way.
I remember the day I became angry enough to say I would never let another man abuse me. He said to me, “I will not even let Jesus take you away from me.” I recognized you with your idle threats speaking through that man and I put you on notice that my life belonged to God. I said I would serve Jesus with my life no matter what.
You messed up. You tried to take my life, you tried to convince me that my life was worthless but God showed me what you were doing. You will never get the victory or the glory. I am purchased with the Blood of Jesus Christ and I belong to Him.
There is nothing you can do to me that won’t bring me closer to God. If I lose absolutely everything, that means there is nothing left for me to do but praise Him! Go ahead and talk. Go ahead and try to throw my past in my face. Have your pity party because I left you. I know I was good to you when I was your girl but I no longer serve you. My King is the Almighty God and there is no turning back for me.
So yeah, I see you, and I know you see that I am covered by the Blood of Jesus. You can’t penetrate His Blood. I’m going to walk this thing out, trusting God to fulfill the purpose He has for my life. Not only that, but in Jesus’ Name I have already begun to birth generations of men and women who will also serve God and honor Him with their lives.
Let us all be thankful for the way God thwarts the plans of the enemy! Father, thank You for taking a life of hell and despair and replacing it with eternal life and love. Thank You for Your Divine protection, guidance and strength to withstand the fiery darts of evil.
Ephesians 6:11-13 (New International Version)
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
