Spiritual Warfare--The Devil's Tactics

If we are to be successful in Spiritual Warfare, and battling the enemy, it will be through the Holy Ghost anointing and the Word of God. This will be only means to victory for the believer. We must rely upon the Holy Ghost to lead us and to teach us, and anoint us to do battle.

If we are to engage the Devil, and be effective against him, we must learn the tactics he will use. Then you and I must learn how to counteract those tactics. Jesus demonstrated his mastery over the powers and forces of the enemy, by challenging the devil at every opportunity. We cannot allow ourselves to leave a door open for attacks and assaults by the enemy. The devil is cruel, wicked and powerful, but he is also a coward. He will run away at the sound of the name of Jesus, or when he hears the blood being plead. The devil is no match for the blood of the Lamb, he's already lost.
Just remember, we are not at his mercy, we can defeat him in Jesus' name.

Satan wants to destroy the work of the church. Period. His desire is to destroy people and deliver them into hell. Knowing his destiny, an eternity spent in the lake of fire, he wants to take as many of us with him as possible. The devil is willing to use any means to force people to listen to him and follow him, follow him into eternal punishment. We must be prepared to fight the enemy and wage war against him. It is a war, a war filled with many battles.

We need to realize that our war is not with other people, it is with Satan, who holds people captive. It doesn't matter how bad a person may be, they are only a "conduit" for spiritual war. We can't get our eyes on people when doing spiritual warfare, we must focus on the enemy of our soul. The devil will attempt to keep people in spiritual darkness, away from hearing the Word of God. For if one should hear the Word, they would then know truth and be able to stand against him. You and I, on our own, would be helpless to fight against the devil. We must lean on the Holy Ghost and allow Him to lead us into battle. Submit yourselves to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you.