Fighting the Good Fight of the Faith

The great enemy of our souls takes very special delight in our spiritual shortcomings and our failures. The adversary knows all too well that to seduce and entrap one soul in sin, will often result in a ripple effect that will disrupt and harm the lives of everyone around them. To those who belong to the body of Christ, Charles Spurgeon, remarked:

Take heed, for the enemy hath a special eye upon you. You shall have his most subtle insinuations, and incessant solicitations, and violent assaults. As wise and learned as you are, take heed to yourselves lest he outwit you. The devil is a greater scholar than you, and a nimbler disputant; he can transform himself into an angel of light to deceive, he will get within you and trip up your heels before you are even aware; he will play the juggler with you undiscerned, and cheat you of your faith or innocency, and you shall not know that you have lost it: nay, he will make you believe it is multiplied or increased when it is lost. You will see neither hook nor line, much less the subtle angler himself, while he is offering you his bait. And his baits shall be so fitted to your temper and disposition, that he will be sure to find advantages within you, and make our own principles and inclinations to betray you; and whenever he ruineth you, he will make you the instrument of your own ruin.

Christians must take heed to this warning. You must beware of the adversary's strategy. You must beware of his ploys, and his snares, and his subtleties, which are meant for your downfall, which are meant for your destruction. Never forget, not even for a moment, the ongoing reality of the spiritual danger that you face every day