💥 Spiritual Warfare: Jesus warns Peter

 Luke 22

31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:  32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

33 And he (Peter) said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

(Peter over estimates his strength and his faith in God.)

34 And HE (Jesus) said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

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Spiritual Warfare:  Taking thoughts captive

I Corinthians 10

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

(We do not war the way the flesh wars:  If depressed, we don't go shopping.  We don't clean out closets.  We don't go to bars and drink as people of this world often do when they are a little "down".)

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

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The devil often whispers negative thoughts into our ear.  And the devil speaks to other people and they speak thoughts of devils into our ear.

James 4

6 But HE giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

8 Draw nigh to God, and HE will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and HE shall lift you up.

Spiritual pride in humans often causes those humans to think themselves to be as Gods.  Therefore they fail to fall down before God in prayer for they think they already know what to do.

Instead of being spiritual, turning to God, they become puffed up with religion.  And often they fall because of their many learnings.

So we must humble ourselves, submitting ourselves to God.  And we resist the devil by that Word which God gives us by HIS Holy Spirit.

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