10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [a]wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [b]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 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. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
Ephesians 6:10-18
The devil is a schemer.
A scheme is a plan, design, or program of action. The bible talks about the wiles of the devil, in Ephesians 6:11. A wile is a trick or a trap, and a trap is a snare. We are in a warfare! Warfare involves tactics and strategies; you cannot win without a strategy. Therefore, we must be careful not to allow the enemy to strategize against us. We can only overcome and destroy through prayer.
The main tactics the enemy uses, is deception.
Deceitfulness · double-dealing · fraud · fraudulence · cheating · trickery· underhandedness · deviousness)
God is light and his word is light. The word of God exposes the tactics of the enemy and tears away the darkness. Multitudes of people are deceived by the enemy. There are host of lying and deceiving spirits that work under the authority of Satan. These spirits include delusion, deception, lying, seducing blinding, error, and guile. Our praying can strip the power of these deceiving spirits and cause the eyes of people to be opened. David prayed against the enemy’s conspiracies of the wicked. The psalms are filled with references to plans of the enemies to overthrow him. His prayers were the key in destroying these plans and bringing him deliverance. David prayed for his enemies to be scattered, confused, exposed, and destroyed. There are host of lying and deceiving spirits that work under the authority of Satan. These spirits include delusion, deception, lying, seducing blinding, error, and guile. Our praying can strip the power of these deceiving spirits and cause the eyes of people to be opened. David prayed against the enemy’s conspiracies of the wicked. The psalms are filled with references to plans of the enemies to overthrow him. His prayers were the key in destroying these plans and bringing him deliverance. David prayed for his enemies to be scattered, confused, exposed, and destroyed. But if you can visualize how powerful God is, Jesus defeated Satan at the cross.
A common area in which the enemy tries to torment your mind with the spirit of fear is, sickness, financial, even your job, fear of starting a new job. What if I do not do well and they will fire me. So, some people stay on the same job longer than they should. Some for their entire life. And God already released them to leave.
Visualize the Holy Spirit leading you fighting for you, walking with you, knowing that he has never lost a battle. That the devil’s power is no match for him, will give you an awesome feeling my brothers and sisters.
