For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 (NASB) Whether you like it or not, you must go into the ring with Satan. He has not only a general malice against the army of saints, but a particular spite against ...

Spiritual warfare is noble because it is just. It is all too true that most people join in political and military battles without ever knowing why. But there is no doubt about the cause of holy war-- it is against the only enemy God has who claims the right to rule His world. For this reason God calls all mankind-- some by the voice of ...

5. Jeremiah 13:15-16 Hear and give ear; be not proud, for the Lord has spoken. Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings darkness. "Be not proud, give glory to the Lord your God." The opposite of pride is giving glory to God. But what does that mean? You can't give God glory in the sense of making him glorious. You can give him glory doing ...

For who regards you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it? 1 Corinthians 4:7 (NASB) So what I want to do is to begin at 1 Corinthians 4:7 and then look at several other passages about pride. All these passages contrast pride with something. They show ...

For thus the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said, "In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength." But you were not willing, Isaiah 30:15 (NASB) What should Israel have done? What should we do when we feel boxed in by obstacles and frustrations? The answer is given in verse 15 and verse 18. For thus said the Lord ...