3 Ways The Devil is Assaulting the Christian Today

Although there are who oppose my views and have in the past launched attacks against me, I will keep proclaiming truth. Not because I seek to attack others but because of my calling to speak truth, to wake up the church and see people freed from anything and everything that would hinder them from entering their growth into the purposes of God. Instead of being perceived as one who opposes one could look to what I propose.

I believe the devil is stepping up his attacks against Christians through three major areas;

1. The High Places - areas that are UN-crucified in our lives that influence us or require our attention to the exclusion of Christ. Competes for our attention or worship. Is among our Christian activities. As in old testament times idols of other gods were set upon a hill or high place along with the alter of God. Examples today could be; television, sports, over indulgences of food and alcohol, work or career, obsessions of attire, weight, athletics or appearance.
2. Modern Day Pharisees - Religious persons requiring Christians to meet their version of Christianity. They feel they are the defacto authority of God on earth determining His will for others. Enforcers of traditions and sacred held beliefs upon their parishioners. Act as rulers rather than servants enslaving Christians into bondage of legalism and performance. They seek and need followers to substantiate themselves. As in Christ day these modern day Pharisees demand to be sought out for their perceive spiritual insight and will react swiftly against those who do not by slandering or marginalizing them to the point of making them non-relevant. In Jesus case they crucified Him.
3. Jezebel - A person of either gender with a personality controlled by a spirit of Jezebel requiring followers while wreaking havoc among churches with its manipulative, controlling and domineering actions. It seeks ultimate leadership believing it can do better as a leader than those in leadership. It will stop at nothing to acquire the seat of decision making looking religious yet deceitful. It feeds on drama and gossip. Using its eunuchs this spirit builds a network of allies for the sole purpose of achieving and maintaining control.  

All three of these areas have a common purpose to distract, mislead, yoke, deceive, delay, sidetrack or divert our attention away from Christ through fixation on anything which occupies or consumes our time and focus more so then fellowship with Christ.

Are you devoting an unbalanced amount of time in an area of your life to the exclusion of God and the reading of His word? Search your heart for high places.

Are you in a fellowship where leaders act elite and are only available Sunday morning to voice their ideology then are nonexistent the rest of the week? The gospels describe the Pharisees read them and gain wisdom.

Do you know of or feel an individual dominates conversations as though their views are Gods views and should be received as that? Be careful of controlling, manipulating persons less you become their eunuch without realizing it.

All these require discernment. Let us throw off all that ensnares or entraps us into missing the mark of our high calling and purpose in Christ. Let us remove ourselves from places, rulers, and people that offer us nothing in true spiritual growth rather more of the same tired old bondages of the past - Ichabod.

Michael Smith