Week 1

THE FIGHT IS ON! (Part 1)

By Sandra Clifton, D.Min.

 

Begin your study by reading “The Fight Is On!” by Kimberly Daniels (SpiritLed Woman magazine, April/May 2007).

 

Introduction

We are hit daily by the wiles, deceptions, and attacks of the devil. And whether we like it or not, we must fight back if we are to win over them! We must be not only on “high alert” but ready to know how to resist these attacks. God’s Word prepares and equips us to do so—giving us the victory!

 

What God Says

Read Eph. 6:11.

 

Write it out.

 

Deeper Insight

Read the following Scriptures (in New King James Version), as the exercises to follow will be based on that). Make brief notes of what each passage is saying to you about how God is preparing you to fight back—and win—over the wiles and attacks of the enemy.

 

Isa. 61:1: ___________________________________________________

 

Matt. 12:43: _________________________________________________

 

Eph. 6:11: ____________________________________________________

 

Eph. 6:12: ___________________________________________________

 

Rom. 6:16: ____________________________________________________

 

Application

Fill in the blanks of the Scriptures below (NKJV) taken from the previous Deeper Insight section. Check afterward to see how you did by looking up each one. Put them on 3x5 note cards, memorizing them, as powerful reminders that God Almighty is equipping you to be a victor in every circumstance of spiritual warfare.

 

Isa. 61:1: “The ____ of the ____ ____ is upon Me, because the Lord has appointed Me to ____ good tidings to the ___; He has sent Me to heal the __________, to proclaim liberty to the ________, and the opening of the _______ to those who are _____.”

 

Matt. 12:43:” When an ______ spirit goes out of a man, he goes through _____ ________, seeking ______, and finds ______.”

 

Eph. 6:11: “Put on the ____ _______ of God, that you may be able to ________ against the ____ of the devil.”

 

Eph. 6:12: “For we do not ______ against ____ and ____, but against __________, against ______, against the _____ of ____ ________ of this _____, against _________ hosts of wickedness in the heavenly ________.”

 

For Group Study

Begin your group time by reading aloud Ephesians 6:11 and then Ephesians 6:12. Share among the group what each one means. Then discuss ways in which they can (and do daily) put on the whole armor of God. Also discuss certain real life circumstances where they might encounter difficult or “impossible” people and then how they might deal with them differently, with the understanding that there might be the principalities behind them. Encourage them to be specific and to get real.

End the meeting by taking prayer requests, and then pray that the Lord empower each one to stand firm and to fight back under God’s Almighty authority.

 

Prayer

Memorize Eph. 6:11, and read it as part of your prayer. Thank the Lord that because you have the full armor of God on you that you are equipped to stand strong against the wiles of the devil at any time, under any pressure, against any temptation. Thank Him for giving you the power and the victory in all situations!