I believe that we are in a day where the Lord is exposing the enemy.

This can be a very difficult process for the believer. We have been taught again and again to love our brothers and sisters in the Lord and yet they seem to be the ones who are doing the most damage. It doesn’t have to be like this. Exposing the enemy and loving our brothers and sisters in the Lord are compatible. The scriptures say “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)   This means we are not to fight our brothers and sisters but we are to take up the spiritual battle. There are thoughts, ideas and concepts that distort the truth in the minds of God’s people. Before we get too full of ourselves, lets remember that we have these thoughts too. It does not mean that we are not a fellow Christian on the journey. It means we have wrong thinking that needs correcting. Let’s extend that same grace to others.

As the enemy of our souls is being exposed, I also believe that the Lord is paralyzing him. God is giving us the chance to choose Him. He is showing us the enemy and his works. He is giving up the Scriptures to back up the Truth so we can see a direct contrast between the darkness and the light. We now have a choice to make. Do we follow what seems to be well-meaning and loving brothers and sisters who are off the Word or do we follow the One Who wrote the Word?

You may notice that the enemy is still wondering around our churches and ministries. I believe this is because we have welcomed him in. God will take up the fight on our behalf but we first must make the body of Christ an inhospitable environment for the enemy. We must choose God and seek the truth of His Word over man-made comfortable “truths” that lead only to false freedom.

How do we do this? In the weeks to come I will be blogging on what the Bible has to say about judging. This will cover how we, in the Love of Christ, address false teachings and sin. God has taken me on an amazing journey that corrected my errors of not just falsely judging but also the ways in which I failed to judge Biblically. I hope you will join me as I share my heart on this.