Recognizing The Schemes Of The Enemy
Brother James, OIC
2Ti 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the Devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
One of the first things to have guarded is your mind. The mind can quickly be ensnared by subtle thoughts that play on your emotions of the moment. Therefore a determination is needed to look straight ahead and up at the calling where which you were called with.
So then focus on Gods Word and His Call are the first things in being able to recognize the enemies schemes. Secondly something or someone from your past or present someone you may know or don’t know can be used by the enemy to begin yet another imprisoning scheme on your life. If you know the person they may all of a sudden be doing something out of character to entice you. If so be on guard if Satan has used them to hold you captive once he will again.
But if taken captive only one thing can make you free and that is the Truth of Gods Word:
2Ti 2:24-26 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the Devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
But to avoid the captivity simply don’t look back.
Php 3:13-14 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
It took me a long time to not look back and it appears many just have to go through what they are determined to. I survived and it is my prayer for all that return to the mire they wake up repent turn to Truth and live a life pleasing to God knowing the difference between His Open Doors and Satan’s Schemes.
