JULY 15, 2014. KNOW YOUR ENEMY (2)

TUESDAY JULY 15, 2014.

'There is another power within me that is at war with my mind...' Romans 7:23 NLT

Know Your Enemy (2)

Today let's talk about the second type of attack: the enemy within. Your old nature is like a fifth column, always looking for ways to sabotage you. It's the door through which Satan enters. You have two natures, an old one and a new one. They are opposite, and they are always on a collision course. A great illustration of this can be found in the birth of Jacob and Esau. '...Rebekah became pregnant with twins. But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the Lord about it. "Why is this happening to me?" she asked. And the Lord told her, "The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son."' (Genesis 25:21-23 NLT) Paul talks about his 'Dr. Jekyll' nature and his 'Mr. Hyde' nature. 'I love God's law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to sin that is still within me.' (Romans 7:22-23 NLT) What's the answer? Starve your old nature and feed your new one! Again Paul writes: 'No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.' (2 Timothy 2:4 NKJV) That means you must: (1) Regularly communicate with headquarters through prayer. (2) Read God's Word to be sure you're obeying your Commanding Officer. (3) Keep your spiritual morale high. (4) Not get entangled with the wrong people or things.

Taken from the Word for You Today Devotional

http://www.wordalive.org/sabbath/