IDENTIFY YOUR ENEMIES 1
Memorise: Plead my cause, O
LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against.
Psalm 35:1
In the school
of Disciples of the
ministry I oversee, one of the three principal Modules is: Know Your Enemy. It
is very necessary that you identify who your language which says: “When God has
revealed your enemies to you; they can no longer kill you.” The assumption is
that once you can identify who your enemies are, you would be able to relate
with them with caution so that they may not harm you. There is an interesting
story in 1 Kings 2. David listed all his enemies and by extension Solomon’s
enemies and counselled Solomon to do to them as a man does to his enemies (1
kings 2:5-6).
Enemies are of two categories: internal and external,
One is more dangerous than the other. The internal enemy is more dangerous than
the external one. The reason is that if the internal enemy does not open the
door to the external enemy, then you are secure. Today, we shall discuss the
external enemy to David, and it was easy for David to kill him. You cannot
afford to be gentle with the enemy because if you do not get him first, he will
get you. The Almighty is very specific when He said you are “to love your
neighbour as yourself,” not more than yourself. In other words, you have to
make sure you are secure first before you begin to discuss the security of your
neighbour. When the woman in our Bible passage today prayed to the judge: “avenge
me of my adversary”, I assume that first of all, the adversary was known to
her. The adversary was not a stranger. Secondly, since the adversary was known
to her, it means the enemy the widow was praying about was not a new one.
Thirdly, the adversary must have wronged her before. She must have had an
unpleasant encounter with this adversary. The moment the adversary discovers
your weakness, he will keep on hitting you at that particular spot. Fourthly,
when the widow said “my adversary”, it means the adversary was personal to her.
It is amazing that some people fight other people’s enemies – leaving their own
unchallenged. This is foolishness. This is why we need to appreciate pastors,
who by virtue of their calling, have to fight on behalf of their members. The
fact that the woman cried to the judge shows that she knew she could not fight
for herself; she needed a power higher than hers. This is exactly what David
knew and wrote in Psalm 35. Cry to God to fight on your behalf against the
enemies who want to destroy your destiny.
Action point
Prayerful identify your
enemies and ask God to deal with them on your behalf.
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