IDENTIFY YOUR ENEMIES 11
Memorise: Wherefore seeing we
also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside
every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us. Hebrew 12:1
It is very important that we identify our internal
enemies. As a matter of fact, the internal enemies are more potent and
dangerous than the external enemies. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
identified his internal enemy and he cried in Romans 7:24 saying: “who shall
deliver me from this body of death?” He located his adversary accurately. If
you have not located your own internal enemy, you need to pray. Paul discovered
his internal adversary and said: “when I went to do good, evil is present with
me.” He knew his flesh was his adversary. Moses had discovered in Egypt that he
had problems with his temper. When he
saw two people fighting, one an Egyptian and the other a Jew, he decided to
intervene, but because of his explosive anger, he killed the Egyptian. His
original plan was not to kill but to defend his fellow brother, however he went
too far. The moment the Adversary discovers your weakness, he will keep on
hitting you at that particular spot. For example, the enemy will keep on
sending amorous ladies or playboys to you if he discovers your weakness to be
sexual immorality.
In Numbers 11:10-15, we discover that because the
devil knew anger was the prime problem of Moses, he kept on irritating him
using the children of Israel, until Moses called on God to kill him. All the
things that Moses said in that passage were enough to end his career there and then
if God had not been gracious. If you will carefully examine your life, you will
notice straight away that your weakness is; this is your internal enemy. You
need to locate it. In the case of James and John, their internal enemy was a
fiery temper. That is why Jesus called them “The sons of thunder” in Mark 3:17.
they proved it in Luke 9:51-56. the Lord on His way to Jerusalem sent some people to get Him
accommodation in a village of the Samaritans. The Samaritans said, ‘what do we
have to do with you? You do not associate with us, so you cannot stay in our
village.’ When they brought the report back, James and John turned to the Lord
and said, ‘let us roast them like Elijah did.’ The Lord replied, No, I have not
come to destroy people, I have come to save them. ‘ Love of women was the
internal enemy of Samson. This enemy was more powerful than the whole hosts of
the Philistines. What the Philistines could not do to Samson, the love of women
did! My prayer for you is that the Lord will help you to locate your internal
enemy and He will give you the grace to deal with it in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer point
Father, show me my areas of
weakness and help me to overcome them in Jesus Name.
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