Throw the Enemy Off Balance

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Matthew 4:43-44 (ESV) “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” This is not only good godly guidance but also strategic maneuvering to truly throw the enemy off balance.

When two combatants enter into a toe-to-toe, hand-to-hand fight they must size each other up and attack one another making use of each other’s weaknesses. When we respond to those that persecute us by loving and praying for them, we catch them off guard because this is not the expected reply. This action in many instances will cause them to let their guard down, thereby allowing even more of the goodness of God to flow through us to them.

The real enemy thrown off balance with such a move is the devil, not the person.

Ephesians 6:2 (ESV) clarifies, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”

When we retaliate with loving-kindness’ and petitions for our foes, we powerfully attack our true enemy with a deadly knockout punch.

(Prayer): Lord, help me to see others as you see them, and love them with your love. Allow me to extend a heart of compassion to them as I embrace their situation and pray for them. In Jesus mighty name, amen.