Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
It usually becomes difficult to fulfil the purpose of God of God on earth, without having the devil to contend with. This is because his mission is to destroy every good work that God has called you to do on earth. God has however, provided everything you need to succeed even in the presence of your enemies. When you are in Christ, the enemy has no power over you.
Psalm 23:5a “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.”
God wants you to focus on what he has provided and not on the enemy. This attitude is called faith. The threat the enemy poses does not matter. Instead, what matters is your focus. Focus on the word of God and what it says about you, and it will surely come to pass in your life. God has put everything under our feet because we are made in his image. We have been given authority over all things.
Genesis 9:2 “And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand.”
The enemy knows that we as Christians have power and authority, but we can be ignorant of what we have. When we fail to use what we have, then we might not be able to enjoy the things that God has freely given us. The children of Israel were commanded by God to walk through the land of Canaan because he had given it to them. The Israelites nonetheless, looked small in their own eyes and the people of Canaan looked more powerful to them. Whatever you focus on usually becomes magnified. They failed to possess the land of Canaan due to fear, but little did they know that the Canaanites were afraid of them. Israel wasted 40 years in the wilderness walking round because they were afraid of their enemies.
Joshua 2:10-11 “For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.”
The Canaanites were already shaken with fear when they heard about Israel. The Israelites could have overcome the Canaanites easily if they had acted upon the word of God. The book of 2 Timothy 1:7 says that “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Everything that will not allow you to live a fulfilled life is under your feet. Focus on the promises of God for your life and victory is surely yours in Jesus name.”
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