One of the most important elements of a military strategy to defeat an enemy in warfare is that of reconnaissance – or the gathering and disseminating of information concerning the enemy and their tactics. The failure to properly estimate the strength and capabilities of an enemy army can lead to tragic results in warfare. In the Spiritual war to which we have been called as Christians, such failure is inexcusable, for we are furnished with ample military intelligence in Scripture warning us of the nature of our ancient, subtle and fierce foe, Satan.
Our reconnaissance begins back in Genesis chapter 3 where we observe the subtlety and craftiness of Satan as he maneuvers Eve (and Adam) to eat of the forbidden fruit, thus casting all of mankind under the curse of sin and death. Reconnaissance reveals that he can even transform himself as an angel of light and deceive false teachers to look like ministers of righteousness (2 Cor 11:14-15). We come to discover his duplicity, as Jesus indentifies him as the father of lies (John 8:44). We also are made aware of how ancient our foe is, as we see him seducing one-third of the created angelic host, to his side (Dan 8:9-12, Rev 12:4). We observe how formidable he is as we monitor his dealings with men the likes of Noah, Job, Moses, David, Solomon, Peter, (Luke 22:31) and vast number of others; how foolish we would be to think that somehow I would be exempt from or immune to his attack. We comprehend how fierce Satan is as military intelligence divulges his character as a murderer, thief, liar, and devourer (John 10:10, 1 Pet 5:8).
Satan is indeed an ancient, brutal and cunning foe, but Christ triumphed over him in the gospel!
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“ A Necessary Message for Today's Reformed Camp ” A necessary and neglected message for the Church today. Abuse of the topic is rampant among many and can be ignored by the intellectual, Reformed theology camp. Praise God and may the Enemy be exposed in our day for what he truly is.
A native of New York, Pastor LoSardo was saved by the grace of God in 1986 after hearing the Gospel from his brother, while pursuing a career in scientific research. He was ordained into the ministry in 1995 and served as the Associate Pastor of a large Messianic Congregation...
