Warfare part three -

Helmet of Salvation - A head injury is often fatal. This is why in Gen:3:15 Satan bruises Christ's heel but Christ bruises his head. He gets his head bruised by having it placed under our feet (Rom:16:20). In olden days, kings would show complete subjugation to another king by having the king that conquered them place his foot on their head. We must (Phil:2) have the mind of Christ, in lowliness of mind, esteeming each other more highly than ourselves. This crucifies our self daily - we must remain little in our own sight (1 Sam:15:17). Jesus can and will protect our thoughts when we fill our minds with His word, when we meditate on His word daily (Psalm 1:1). Then we can discern our enemy's lies - even when they come from a pulpit. Thoughts are like birds flying over head...you may not be able to keep them from passing close by but you can keep them from landing and building a nest. Do not meditate on what the enemy attempts to whisper to you.

In warfare, we must take the "Throne Room Perspective" found in Ephesians 1 & 2. In chapter one we see that Christ has been set at the right hand of the Father, in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body... Then, in chapter two, we read - and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus...now picture yourself sitting in Christ...at the right hand of the Father....look down...at the earth, far below his feet...indeed, the entire earth is his footstool....meaning, everything and name, and principality and power and might...you get the picture, is far under his feet, meaning they are far under YOUR feet, as you sit in Christ...now from this position, take authority over the devils assigned against you or your loved ones...from the Throne of God, the wickedness coming against you is tiny, is nothing...is unable to withstand the authority you are walking in...we war from the third heaven...too often Christians war from the first heaven...looking up at the devil and his demons, commanding them to cease their wickedness in our lives or the lives of our loved ones...NO! In warfare, whoever has the high ground always wins....we do not fight spiritual wickedness with flesh and blood but with spiritual righteousness, the very blood and righteousness of our Lord and Savior Jesus....he has deputized us and equipped us to defeat our enemy...whom Jesus has already defeated in Heaven (I saw Satan fall) Luke 1018...Jesus left us with His Holy Spirit through whom we can defeat Satan here on earth, as Jesus did in Heaven....He may seem to get the upper hand occasionally but it's only so God can get greater glory...and so our testimonies will resound with God's supernatural intervention in our lives...we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony...The Blood of the Lamb is God's invitation to us to dwell with Him on High and the word of our testimony is our invitation to God to dwell with us here on earth...Rev:12:11...our key to victory is found in Ephesians 6:24 - "In sincerity"! We must sincerely, genuinely, love our Lord Jesus Christ...for it we do, really love him, no foe can defeat us....Amen and Amen.