Remember Who Your Enemy Is

“Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:11-12

Do remember today that any struggles you might face are the result of the devils schemes, not man’s. (One of his favorite schemes is to cause Christians to see each other as enemies in order to cause division in the body of Christ or isolate us from one another.) Remember to stand firm and to be fully armored so that you are always able to recognize those schemes and so that you will not treat others as though they are the enemy. Ask the Lord to go before you into every situation or circumstance you might encounter so that He will be glorified and you will be victorious over the enemy and his schemes today.

Remember, there is only one enemy who likes to present himself in many form. He is armed with all sorts of schemes and is crouching in wait to find Christians unarmored and unprepared. Our enemy delights in seeing us respond to his wiles by battling one another with carnal weapons instead of taking the proper stance against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Remember who your enemy is, put on your armor and stand firm!