The Rules of Engagement

The Rules of Engagement

enemy of God. We are God’s children and desire to live for Him. We stand for the principles of God to overtake the world and bring it to a victorious end. In that fact alone, the church is Satan’s archenemy, and we have been given power to subdue him (Gen. 1:28; Luke 10:19). We have a connection to God that makes us more powerful than anything the enemy may do to thwart the move of God on the earth. The devil is not the biggest threat or enemy of the church—ignorance is. He tries to keep us in the dark about how powerful we are and how strategic our connection with God is in relation to his schemes. He does everything he can to keep us blind to who we are because he fears us—both individually and collectively. He deceives us into believing that he has more power than he really does. We must know and understand that the enemy seeks to usurp God’s authority and infiltrate this world with a political strategy of fear, deception, and temptations. This is the extent of his weapons. His policy is rooted in iniquitous attitudes and sinful actions. He seeks to prevail, but he cannot and will not. The Bible says in Matthew 16:18 that the gates of hell will not prevail against the church. We are built on the rock, which is Jesus Christ, and because God has built the church, we will be successful in all that we do. The enemy cannot stop us because we have been given power over all his abil ities. We are a force to be reckoned with. We have power over all the power of the enemy, but we cannot relinquish our power to him lest he defeat us. J ehovah -G ibbor —Y our C ommander in C hief Now that we have an understanding of the structure of our spiritual headquar ters, let’s spend some time talking about the leader of heaven’s department of defense. Our Commander in Chief is the Lord Jesus Christ, and He is an informed leader. He knows the enemy, his arsenal, and the terrain. He is not one of those hands-off leaders who only want to hear good reports. He sees all and knows all. Our Commander especially knows His troops. He created us. Therefore, as He calls His commands and sets forth His decrees in the earth, He does so knowing how it will influence us. God knows how much of the battle we can bear and always provides a safe way of escape for us. First Corinthians 10:13 says, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are

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