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6 Things Your Enemy DOESN’T Want You to Know

Posted on March 14, 2012 by ricsha kinard

If you want to see victory, you have to study your enemy.

You need to know their strengths and weaknesses, their strategies and objectives.  Honey, whether you believe it or not, there is a war waging right now for your purpose, your future, your relationships, and your life in Christ (see Ephesians 6:12). So because we have an enemy who is running rampant, intent on destruction, I took some time to study him this morning…and this information is too good not to share. Here are 6 things your enemy doesn’t want you to know:

He is actively looking for a target. (1 Peter 5:8 AMP)

The Bible tells us he is like a “roaring lion in fierce hunger” and his objective is to seize and devour. His appetite to turn hearts away from God is insatiable and he will stop at nothing feed his need. He doesn’t take a break; he is a relentless foe. At the slightest scent of “blood” – weakness, doubt, fear, anxiety, worry – he arrives to take a foothold.

His two main weapons are LIES and DECEPTION. (John 8:44 NIV)

It is absolutely impossible for the enemy to tell the truth. The Bible calls lying his “native language” and he uses it cunningly. He whispers to Believers that “God can’t be trusted” and to unbelievers that “God isn’t needed.” He perverts the truth and attempts to distort everything God created as good and right (love, relationships, etc.). His forked tongue spews venomous poison that steals, kills and destroys.

He can’t read your mind. (Matthew 12:34-37 MSG)

If the enemy could have read our minds, he wouldn’t have attempted to destroy the character and integrity of Job. Instead, he would have known that his cause was useless and Job would remain a man of faith no matter what. While the enemy can’t read your mind, he does have access to our thoughts…through our words. The Bible says that our words flow out of our hearts, and they are powerful. Be careful, little mouth, what you say.

He is NOT omnipresent. (Job 1:6 AMP)

This trait is reserved for God and God alone. But while Satan himself is only able to be in one place at a time, he has demons working for him that are rampant in the earth. This is why we must remember that we are fighting “authorities”, “powers” and “spiritual forces” and wage war accordingly. The battles will be one in the spirit, through prayer and the Word; not by fighting in the flesh.

He is accountable to God. (Job 2:2 NIV)

Our enemy may be a strong opponent, but he is still subject to our God. He is not permitted to do anything outside of God’s purview. While this might create some questions in our minds, we can trust that when facing an attack, we will never be left to fight on our own. God sees, knows and has equipped us for victory.

He is powerless against God’s power. (James 4:7 NIV)

This is the best part of our discovery: Satan is no match for our God! Never has been, never will be. What he doesn’t want us to know is “the same power that raised Christ from the dead” dwells in us and if we will appropriate it, he will be defeated! The battle plan is not complicated: submit to God  + resist the devil = defeat.  And not only defeat, but several versions say he will “run from you.” Yeah…That’s what I’m ready to see. Get your running shoes ready, devil.