We are living today where there is an enemy. An enemy that is bigger than life.
· Do we know our enemy? Not just who he is, but his ways.
There is an enemy that is very real, an enemy so deceptive that he can appear as though he isn't your enemy. He can appear as a friend. (See Adam and Eve.) Not only can he appear as a friend the bible lets us know that he can even an angel of light. We can mistake him. We can fail to see him. This deceptive enemy can make it look like family is your enemy. The devil can make it look as though GOD is the enemy. Satan seeks to manipulate us, our emotions to gain access to the powers of our persuasions. The Bible states of our enemy “he is the father of lies.” Recognize the lie. Don't believe the lie. Rebuke and resist the lie.
I have an
enemy but its not you. My enemy and your enemy is the devil. He's my greatest enemy and he is your greatest enemy.
It’s not a brother across town. Its not a brother or sister in the church. Its not a family member. He’s that fallen angel, Lucifer. The one called, that old serpent; Satan.
What I want to establish in this post is this. I have an
enemy that wants to destroy me. He hates me because he hates my GOD.
Often it is brother pitted against brother. Or sister
against sister. A family against a family. When we as can cut away and sever
ourselves one from another that is what the devil desires. By definition. An enemy is --- a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or
something.
The words synonymous with the word “enemy,” opponent, antagonist, rival, combatant,
also included is the biblical term that describes the devil. Adversary.
Knowing that this is the definition it centers on the ways of the devil. Pride, jealousy, strife, and rebellion is the center of what makes the devil who he is. If this becomes our center, then who are we most like? The enemy is so good at what he does in creating this, we can be unaware of his existence in us. Herein lies his possible influence in and over us.
There should only be one enemy, the one that we know is the enemy of GOD. He's your enemy, he's my enemy.
Eph 4:27 Neither give place to the devil. KJV
