Make no mistake about it, the devil is out to get us. God gives us a warning in 1 Peter 5:8. “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaming lion looking for someone to devour.” In other words, the devil has a gun pointed directly at us with his finger on the trigger.
So what are we to do? How can we fight back? Have you ever heard the term, “Fight fire with fire”? Well, if you have – that won’t work! We need something stronger. We need something that will extinguish the fire. God gives us some help in 2 Timothy 2:15. “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
Note 2 self: God is telling us to study the Bible so that we will be empowered to correctly handle the word of truth. This will give us the power to fight back. When the devil presents us with a thought, an action or a situation/circumstance we will be equipped to put out the devil’s fire with water (God’s Word). It is nearly impossible to remember something if we never learned or knew it in the first place. This is why studying scripture is so important. For every trick of the devil, God has an answer.
So to the question, are we taking a knife to a gunfight with the devil. Nah bruh, we’re packing a bazooka! Study the Word!
Blessings to you all, my friends.
Daniel
The Note 2 Self Guy