War

Like it or not, we are in a war
And we are either winning, or losing.

The final end of the war has already been determined.

But those in the battle are winning and losing every day.

The battle we are in is not physical, but spiritual.

So the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but spiritual.

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (KJV) 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

The nature of this war never sleeps.

Even while you are sleeping you can come under attack.
That is why we need God's Weapons of Protection, because we are vulnerable.
The sooner we find our refuge in Jesus, the sooner we can be protected and delivered.

God is available to you day and night, if you invite him in to be your protector.

But God will not violate your free will, you must invite God in, and be prepared to make room for Him, according to His Word.

If God is going to come in ... He is not going to come into your house half way. 

He is going to come in all the way. 

To do so, God might necessarily do some internal house cleaning,
before He will be willing to come in and abide with you, and you with Him.

For God cannot war against you and the enemy at the same time.

If you are holding onto the things of the enemy (in your own life), then you are essentially God's enemy as long as you retain your kingdom of darkness possessions. 

Until you let go of all the enemy deposits in your life--You are the battleground that he must deal with first.

That means repenting of all sins, all things that kept you loyal to the devil and his demons. 

Including all attitudes and thought patterns and habitual addictions.

That's where the battle begins.

The sooner we confess and repent, the sooner we can have a clean life.

The sooner we have a clean life. The sooner God can put us into service to destroying the devil's works.

But he can't go about destroying the devil's works in others through us, if the devil's works are still an operation inside of us.

See the seven sons of Seva. And how well that went with them.

Below is a full scale, picture of how spiritual warfare operates in the life of a community that was given over to Satan, but now carrying a identity in Christ. One cannot hardly miss the warfare aspect as you read below.

Acts 19:13-20 (KJV) 13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. 19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

If we continue to carry the identity of the enemy, we will set ourselves up for failure in the kingdom of God.

For that would mean he would have to destroy us. We have been given free, will to choose whom we will serve.

Having a spiritual mind to understand these things, helps us identify those things that have been planted into us that are like ticking time bombs.

Once we address all our own darkness, evil, rebellion, witchcraft, every evil spirit of sexual immorality, greed, lust, spirits of power, manipulation, and demonic control, and get them permanently cleaned out of our house, then we can have power and authority over the devil to help others clear their own houses out as well.

But but until we are spiritually clean, we won't be so very useful, helping others get clean.

Any spiritual uncleanness in us, will throw confusion and darkness in our ability to see others become clean.

40 Verses Found, 46 Matches

Mat 5:43  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Mat 13:25  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Mat 13:28  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

Mat 13:39  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

Mat 24:6  And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these thingsmust come to pass, but the end is not yet.

Mrk 13:7  And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.

Luk 10:19  Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Luk 14:31  Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Luk 21:9  But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

Luk 23:11  And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

Jhn 18:36  Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Act 5:39  But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

Act 13:10  And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

Act 23:9  And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

Rom 12:20  Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

1Co 9:7  Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

1Co 9:26  I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fightI, not as one that beateth the air:

1Co 15:26  The last enemy that shall be destroyed isdeath.

2Co 10:3  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

2Co 10:4  (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Gal 4:16  Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

2Th 3:15  Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

1Ti 1:18  This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

1Ti 6:12  Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

2Ti 4:7  I have fought a good fight, I have finished mycourse, I have kept the faith:

Heb 10:32  But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

Heb 11:34  Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Jas 4:1  From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

Jas 4:2  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

Jas 4:4  Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

1Pe 2:11  Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which waragainst the soul;

Rev 2:16  Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Rev 11:7  And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

Rev 12:7  And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

Rev 12:17  And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Rev 13:4  And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

Rev 13:7  And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

Rev 17:14  These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him arecalled, and chosen, and faithful.

Rev 19:11  And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Rev 19:19  And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.