Revelation of the Word:

THEME: SPIRITUAL WARFARE

1 Timothy 4:1-3 NKJV

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.”

INSIGHT

-Warfare in Greek is written as strateia which means to go into battle. In the recent times, we have witnessed the horrors of shakahola massacre in dismay wondering what went wrong, for how long, and what was the motive. More than 200 lives have been claimed so far through the gnostic heresies and deceptive doctrine, and many more are missing. The above scriptures clearly demonstrate the spiritual battles evidenced in shakahola and the deception that is a reality today. Many have departed from the faith and have gone astray wondering into the doctrine of demons. Some cultic leaders have seared conscience, desensitized to moral pangs like a numb animal hide, brandished with hot iron. They deceive their followers to fast to dead lying that they will be received by Jesus. Others claim to be Jesus and their congregants accept this doctrine as gospel truth. Some ask their followers to depart from their marriages for they married the wrong person(s). In other cases, they forbid marriages. These demonic teachings are geared towards  leading people astray, and away from the truth. Unfortunately, many people do not read the Bible for themselves and the pastors, teachers, bishops, and priests select scriptures that only pass a favorable message to themselves and their religion, which might not be the whole truth. Hosea 4:6 says that, my people perish because of lack of knowledge. We are called to read the entire Bible by ourselves so that we may not be tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting (Ephesians 4:14). The word of God is our spiritual ammunition that dismantles every demonic heresies that are not from God and of God. Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭17‬ ‭rightfully calls the word of God, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is our effective spiritual weapon.

PRAYER

There is none like You, O Lord; You are great, and great is Your name in might. Great are You Oh Lord and greatly to be praised. You are to be feared above all gods. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, power, glory, victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth. Yours is the dominion and You exalt Yourself as head over all. Dear Lord Jesus You have called us into one body, one Spirit, one hope of our calling, having one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all. We give You thanks dear Jesus for You have made known to us Your truth and You have set us free. Thank You for Your mercy and grace upon us and our loved ones. It is not because we are better than those who have perished in shakahola but it is because of Your mercy and grace. We humble ourselves before You Lord. Thank You for protecting us and preserving us. May You heal the hearts of those who have lost their loved ones and grant them peace. The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple, may You grant us the grace to read the entire Bible, to understand it and to put it into practice. We pray this believing and trusting in Jesus mighty name. Amen

Further reading: Acts 20:29-30

Blessed Week

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