Five kings plotted together. Five Kings from established nations came together with one purpose – destroy Israel. In this time when there was no Facebook, no nightly news, no telephone, they still managed to hear how this small unestablished nation was conquering the land. The fame of ther God had spread and now they feared this small nation and their big God. These five kings devised a misguided attempt to...
Vindication
Have you ever been in a situation where a coworker, or a supervisor, or a committee member just didn’t like you or just made your life difficult? How do you respond? Do you retreat? Do you stoop to their level? Do you suffer like a good little soldier? I have been in a situations like this. I have reacted by doing the first two. But what I have found is...
Playground or Prison
Playground or Prison? Every moment of the day, we must decide if our minds will be a playground for the enemy’s thoughts or a prison. When he injects thoughts of hopelessness, fear, doom, despair, jealousy, do we allow those thoughts to frolic freely in our minds or do we take them captive and make them obedient to Christ? When the enemy accuses us, lies to us, condemn us, do we...
Spiritual Warfare – A Different Perspective
When questioned about His authority to cast out demons, Jesus told the following story: ““When a strong man, armed to the teeth, stands guard in his front yard, his property is safe and sound. But what if a stronger man comes along with superior weapons? Then he’s beaten at his own game, the arsenal that gave him such confidence hauled off, and his precious possessions plundered.” Luke 11:21-22 MSG As...
God’s Promises
God is true to His promises. I believe that that God has already blessed us with all the resources we need to accomplish out heart’s desire. The enemy cannot prevent God from blessing His children. But he tries to prevent us from receiving the promises of God. Some of his tactics to stop us are lies, fear, tribulation, offense, and sickness. He wants us to engage him. He wants to...
Let’s Get Ready to Rumble – Recognize the Enemy Tactics
As a math teacher, I find my students are most successful when they are able to recognize patterns. If information is presented in a slightly different manner, yet they recognize as it a known topic, then they are more likely to get an A. I find this to be true with Christians as well. If we can identify the patterns of the enemy, we are more likely to be successful...
Spiritual Warfare Lessons Learned
We charismatics are known for our binding prayers. “I bind you, Satan in the name of Jesus.” (Spoken loudly with an angry face.) Jesus clearly tells us we have the authority to forbid anything that opposes He’s will. So we bind sickness, lack, hopelessness, and worry as we should. But we often forget the second half. To loose. When my nephew was little, one day he kept saying, “I is”....