Whether it’s at home, work, or church, the enemy wants to divide you from those you love and those who love you. To do this, he’ll encourage bitterness, resentfulness, hate, anger, selfishness, and more to cause distance and discord between you and other people. In these cases, we must realize who our real enemy is. Ephesians 6:12 tells us:
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12 ESV)
Other people are not our enemy, and if you want to be victorious against spiritual attack, you must fight the right enemy. How do we do this? We keep being kind, gracious, and forgiving even when others are not. Not for them, but for the God we serve. We will then be enabled to continue to be a light for God’s goodness and glory. The enemy expects you to respond with revenge, strife, jealousy, and attitude. But when we respond to hate with love, it confuses his plan and sets us up for victory. Today, I encourage you to continue to give grace to others and pray against the right enemy.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, help me to fight against the right enemy and respond with Your love and grace. When I lash out at others, please forgive me and help me to continue to be a light for You. In Jesus’ name, amen.