Day 11 Thursday January 16

“Wisdom to Observe the Movements of the Enemy”

Kendra

I pray that God will give us wisdom and awareness of the enemy’s schemes against me. I want to be able to recognize his traps and avoid them. Satan will go after you, but his plan of attack is your heart, your family, and try to weaken faith. So I must keep on the armor of God at all times.

Our key verse says, “The Lord gives wisdom from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.” (Proverbs 2:6-11)

One day Satan tempted Eve (Genesis 3) and Jesus in the dessert (Matthew 4:1-11).

Satan may be powerful, but he’s also predictable.

3 attacks coming…

1.Make you crave some sort of physical gratification to the point they become “preoccupied” with it. Be drugs/alcohol, time/busyness, or food. Preoccupied will lose your focus.

Satan tempts us with whatever physical sense we are too preoccupied by: taste, smell, sound, touch, or sight. God says that our senses are good, but He gave them to us to enjoy within His boundaries. But venture outside of God’s intention for them, and our needs will be met outside the will of God.

2. Make you want to acquire things to the point they bow down to the god of materialism. Keep them distracted by making their eyes lust more and more stuff.

Satan tempted Eve by drawing her attention to what was “pleasing to the eye.” (Genesis 3:6)

Satan showed Jesus the kingdoms of the world and told Him He could have it all (Matthew 4:8-10) Satan gets flashy with the newer, bigger, better things of the world in front of us, trying to lure us into thinking we must have it. He tempts us to think this will make me fulfilled, this will make me happy and then it wears out, breaks down, gets old and it reveals just how temporary materialism is.

3.Make you boastful about what they have or do. Keep them distracted and obsessed with their status and significance. It will choke the life out of them using their own “pride”.

Satan tempted Eve by promising her to be like God. (Genesis 3:4-5) (James 4:6)

Satan tempted Jesus by telling him to throw himself off the highest point of the temple and command the angels to save him. (Matthew 4:5-7)

His temptations are to elevate us over others. We wrongly think we have to be what the world calls worthy. It creates a need in our flesh to have people notice us and it stirs up pride.

This is where we must stop and remind ourselves that we don’t have to be hostage by Satan. Declare: “IT IS WRITTEN… and He immediately shuts Satan down with the truth of God.

What will our response be?

Dear Lord, thank you for making me aware of the enemy’s plans against me. I ask wisdom enters our hearts. I declare today that while the enemy may be vicious, he will not be victorious in my life. Not with you helping me walk in truth and wisdom.

“I will be alert.” (1 Peter 5:8)

“You have won your battle against the evil one.” (1 John 2:14-15)