The Enemy Whisperer

Our pastor used a good analogy at church yesterday, and I wanted to share it in the tid-bits this morning. I am sure you have watched or heard of the show the dog whisperer before. And when Ceasar (the dog whisperer) is rehabilitating a dog, he will correct them with a quick psssst. Well, that is sort of how the enemy does us. When we read the word of God and we get all excited about His promises, and what He says we can have, and what we do have, then the enemy will come along, and tell you a lie, like that is not for today, or you have this sickness or that. In other words he says psssst, and we cower down and start doubting in our hearts the truth of the word of GOD.

The devil is a liar and the father of all lies. Do not be confused by his lies. Do not let him put doubt in your heart, and do not let him steal the word from you.

John 8 v 44b.....He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it......

We have to be like Paul was talking about in 1 Timothy when he said we must fight the good fight of faith. We have to stand strong and not listen to that pssst the devil tries to change our thoughts with. We have to know the truth, the word of God and we need to have our full armor on. And when we stand, we stand with all boldness and assurance that Christ left with us knowing that He lives in us, and we can fight whatever battle the enemy tries to throw at us.

You may think just because you are saved that now you are safe from the enemy trying to attack you, but just the opposite is true. He will try his best to get you down, so that you will not bring others to Christ. He tries his best to keep the good news from spreading, we must do our best to keep it going. Don't cower down, you are the head, the enemy is under your feet, Jesus has already defeated him, don't let him put you down, you have authority over the enemy. AMEN!

1 Timothy 6 v 12......Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.......

The word does not tell us that no weapons will form against us, it tells us that no weapons formed against us will prosper. We will have to fight our battles, but we have all we need to fight with and to have victory, if we first prepare ourselves as it tells us in Ephes. 6.

Isaiah 54 v 17...."No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from ME", says the LORD.....

You have the authority when the doctor or someone tries to tell you, you are sick, to rebuke that judgment that is spoken against you, and say that is not what the word of GOD says, and what the LORD says I am. AMEN! We have the authority of Christ in us, to keep that weapon (sickness, poverty, etc.) from prospering. AMEN!

Ephes. 6 v 13-17....Therefore take up the whole armor of GOD, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of GOD;.......

Notice the word says your shield will protect you against ALL the fiery darts of the devil, not just some, not just this one or that one, but ALL the darts (the trials) he tries to throw at you.

Ephes. 6 v 10-11.....Finally, my brethren, be strong in the LORD and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of GOD, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.....

Open the word of GOD, and fill up on His truth, and give Him praise, and then stand firm on His truth and not the lies of the enemy. Don't listen to that pssst. Listen to what the LORD your GOD is telling you. And when you have built your shield of faith with His word, then start your day, and walk out your front door with the assurance you have in Christ JESUS. AMEN!

RTB...Deut. 7-9....