I have taught you that without Christ we can do nothing. We must therefore depend on Christ in whatever we do. We must depend on Him for strength and life.
[Matthew 6:13 KJV] “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Today, we acknowledge that the kingdom, the power, and the glory belongs to the Lord. In fact, except the Lord graciously saves us, we cannot be saved. Our prayer today is that the Lord shall lead us not into temptation but that He shall deliver us from evil.
There are two main ills in life; temptations and evil. Temptation is to be drawn by your own lust but evil is to fall into the wicked schemes of others. Temptation is when you are drawn by your own cravings, lusts, and desires; evil is when someone plots an evil scheme with the intention to hurt you. Our prayer is for the Lord to lead us not into temptation but rather deliver us from the wicked schemes of others. If any is planning wickedness against you, may the Lord deliver you in the name of Jesus Christ!
I have also taught you that there are five dimensions of evil projected against each one of us. These are the five dimensions of wickedness project to steal, kill or destroy us and what we are building. The gates of hell are against the advancement and prosperity of the church and the body of Christ on earth. The devil does not want you to go forward in life, and he will use these five-dimensional combat strategy to maim and resist you. I have taught you that whether you are aware of this or not, whether you believe or not, whether you pay attention to this or not, there is a five-dimensional attack launched against you;
- The battle against your mind
- Creeping things
- Wrestlers and devourers
- Unclean spirit that seeks to possess you
- Wickedness that operate through others
It is important to understand that there are devils and schemes of wickedness that operate from above which attacks your mind, there are other things that creep in subtly, some come more affront and aggressively as roaring lions and wrestling spirits. There are, however, unclean spirits that fight you by first seeking to possess you, and there are those spirits that can only attack you by possessing people close to you.
There are five simple combat intelligence required to completely keep these wicked spirits at bay;
- Complete obedience
- Being strong in the Lord…
- Yielding your members as instruments of righteousness
- Exercising your authority as a believer
- Discernment and discretion
These are the five most effective intelligence strategies against evil. These are the main keys that will help you to win and overcome the extreme wickedness and evil in the world.
2 Corinthians 10:3-4 reveals that there are imaginations and thoughts and high things and knowledge that seeks to exalt itself against the knowledge of God to fight you. These are spirits that seek to attack your mind and peace; by simply painting pictures that tend to steal and kill and destroy your peace. The Bible teaches that we can punish these type of evil spirits when our obedience is complete. Total yieldedness to the word of God is the master key to casting down and pulling down these weapons. Our ability to depend solely on God is paramount. Our weapons against these kinds of attack are only mighty through God.
Ephesians 6:10-18 and 1 Peter 5:8-9 teach that we must be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might because there are principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, spiritual wickedness, and adversaries we must resist steadfastly in the faith. This will require strength, fortitude, armour, determination, and perseverance to overcome. We must be ready to resist them steadfastly!
Luke 10:17 teaches that there are creeping things that bite and sting and kill if not threaded upon. The only wisdom to deal with such things is to exercise your authority as a child of God. You have the power to say no or say. You have the power to stop or to start it. These are called creeping things. Interestingly, if you allow them to thrive, heaven will watch on. But if you stand your grounds and say no, heaven will also say no to them. The power is with you. If you accept the proposal of a fool, heaven cannot stop the marriage. You have the authority to say yes or no!
Luke 11:23-24 reveal that when unclean spirits that were previously cast out of you find you; washed, clean, garnished, and idle, they look for seven other more wicked spirits and they come in and possess you. The only wisdom to escape is to yield your members as instruments of righteousness; get involved in the work and ministry. You must find something to do in the house of God. That is the only way to defeat such demons. Instead of using your data to watch movies, spend time watching preaching messages and reading Christian literature.
Finally, you must discern the deep motives of people close to you. That is the only way to escape the wickedness that devils perpetuate through others. Abel would have escaped death if he had discerned Cain’s intentions. Tamar would have escape rape if she had discerned the intention of Ammon. Ammon would have escaped death if he had discerned Absalom’s anger. Samson would have escaped from the Lords of the Philistines if he had discerned the greed in Delilah’s heart. Discernment, Discernment, Discernment!!
I pray that the Lord will not lead any of us into temptation but would rather deliver us from evil. You will escape and you will be safe!
Stay blessed, I love you
Pastor Noah Simpe
