2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (KJV)

Are you taking the time to know God for yourself?

If you truly want to be equipped for battle, your life experiences will send you to the word, where you will look for answers to everyday problems. It is an important part of your training. It is necessary to go to the word because that is how you come to know the God you believe in and serve. You have to study, pray, and be in continual communion with the Lord. If you do, you will know. You will also be able to resist when someone who is deceitful and crafty comes to draw you away from the truth. 

1 John 2:26-28  I also am writing to warn you about some who are attempting to deceive you. 27 You have an anointing. You received it from Him, and His anointing remains on you. You do not need any other teacher. But as His anointing instructs you in all the essentials (all the truth uncontaminated by darkness and lies), it teaches you this: “Remain connected to Him.” 28 So now, my little children, live in Him, so that whenever He is revealed, we will have confidence and not have to hang our heads in shame before Him when He comes. (TVT)

Do you understand what happened to Eve in the garden? The Bible says the devil deceived her. It does not say she disobeyed. (1 Timothy 2:14). The devil preyed on her ignorance and on her insecurity. She was not sure what the Lord said, and she was not content with what the Lord had done. She wanted more, which is amazing because she already had more; she just did not know it. Had she been sure of God’s plan, provision and promises, she would not have fallen into transgression. Many say she sinned. For more information on the difference between sin and transgression, go to this link (https://drpamrussell.com/Documents/Sin-Iniquity-Transgression.pdf )

Don’t allow ignorance and insecurity to damage your destiny. Those two by themselves are bad enough. When you put both of them together, they are dangerous at another level. You don’t want to be in a place where the enemy can say to you, “Did God really say…” You want to say to the enemy, just as Jesus did, “It is written.”

Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:

Father, I thank You for wisdom. Your word instructs me not to be ignorant of satan’s devices and to be alert and aware of his activity. Your wisdom allows me to accomplish what You have commanded. If I will remain steadfast in my study, the devil cannot trick me and deceive me with questions I don’t know the answer to. I will continue to spend time with You. Thank You, Father God, for calling me to a place where I seek the scriptures for answers and not man. I sorry for saying, “that is what I was told; that is how it has always been done; I am not sure why I do this, or I was just following what everyone else was doing,” and thinking any of those answers was OK. I repent for not spending the time I needed to give an answer that glorifies You. I spend time with You now, and I can give a reason for the hope I have, for the walk I walk, and for the faith I place in You. I know the enemy is crafty. I will live in You and not allow ignorance and insecurity to be his way into my life. I don’t want to fall prey to the enemy…

Ask the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here: