OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE ENEMY - "STAND"

1) In faith
2) In agreement
3) In the direction He leads.

Every believer in Jesus Christ must be prepared for the every day conflict.
You must know when to sit down and when to walk and when to stand.
If you lack any of these qualities in your life,
You will never know the reality of victory in your spiritual life.
Vrs. 10 says that the believer in Jesus is made strong.
Strong in the lord and in the power of his might!
We are given His strength.
We are given the power of His might

First of all to withstand or out last the enemy - verse 13.

We must not yield to the devil's temptations or his assaults on our lives.
We must withstand them - oppose them and fight against them.
The enemy will stand against you - and when he does - you must stand against him.

How do I stand against him?

• You stand against him when you strive and stand against accusations and temptation.
• You stand against him when you stand against what seems to be impossible situations.
• You stand against him when you stand against sin.

1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
The wrong desires or the temptations that come into your life.
They are not anything new and different they have been here from the beginning.
We all have faced at one time or another exactly the same problems.
There is no temptation that you cannot resist.
God says that there is no temptation so strong that you cannot stand against it.
He will show you how to escape temptation's power and how to stand against it!
God's promise is that you will be able to withstand in the day of temptation.

Secondly - you must stand your ground.

The scripture says and, having done all to stand.
You must decide - make a choice - not to yield to the Devil.
The scripture says resist him - and he will flee.
You must know the cause of why you are fighting.

Why are we fighting?

You must know why you are fighting, what you are fighting for, and who you are fighting,
Why are you fighting?
The enemy knows you don't know because you tell him so.
By your words, by your actions, by your faith in God's word for you.
The enemies' defeat in your life depends upon you.

Who is your leader?
How well do you know your commander?
If you don't know who the leader is -
How will you know whom to follow?
Which way to go?
Who to listen to?
Do you know what armor you have for the battle?

The idea is that you have the advantage over the enemy.
Not that he has the advantage over you.
If you don't know who you are fighting, why you are fighting or how to stand,
You will not have the advantage over the enemy.
He will have the advantage over you !
Our fight is to withstand the assaults of the enemy.
The scripture says, "having done all stand."
When we can stand our ground against the enemy,
Our warfare will be accomplished.
Because Jesus has already won the victory!

The word of God says that we must stand.
But how do we stand?
We stand armed in the complete armor of God.

2 Corinthians 6:4-10
The armor of God is the armor of light and of righteousness.
There are two forces are at war:

• God is claiming the earth as his dominion.


• And Satan is seeking to place himself over the authority of God.

There are three areas of spiritual warfare:

1) Personal
2) Church
3) Heavenlys

God's word to you is "Stand"!
You have the rights & authority as a son of the king of kings & the lord of lords!

In this command of God, there is a truth that people who fight against the enemy do not understand.
The command of God is not to invade a foreign territory.
Warfare, in terms of what most people understand, would imply a command to "march".
Armies march into other countries to occupy and to subdue and take the land.
God has not told us to do this.
God command is not to march.
God has told us to "stand".

Now I am talking about your own personal spiritual life

The word "stand" implies that the ground that the enemy says he has really belongs to God.
You do not need to struggle to gain a foothold on what God has given you.
It is already yours!

Nearly all the weapons of our warfare described in Eph. are defensive weapons.
Even the sword can be used for defensive as well for offensive.
Defensive says, "I have the ground & I intend to keep it."
Where as offensive warfare says, "I don't have the ground, and I am fighting in order to get it."
This is exactly the difference between the battle fought by Jesus and the battle we fight.
Jesus fight was offensive.