Spiritual Warfare: Are You Wrestling or Resting?on dealing with the devil (Eph. 4:27; James 4:7; 1 Peter
5:9). Only when believers submit themselves to God and
give the devil no place in them will they be able to resist
the devil and take their stand on the Word of God
against him. Then the devil will flee. Only when
believers have done their part can they deal effectively
with the devil and stand successfully against him with
the Word of God.
Actually, the error in this extreme spiritual warfare
teaching is one of focus and position. True biblical
authority over the devil is exercised from a seated and
victorious position in Christ far above all principalities
and power in which the believer recognizes that the
enemy is defeated and stripped of his authority.
That doesn't mean we are to overreact to error by
neglecting and ignoring what is genuine and scriptural.
For instance, the Church cannot afford to back away
from valid intercession and true spiritual warfare,
which come as a result of the promptings of the Holy
Spirit. The Body of Christ should and must press into
the genuine and biblical operations of the Spirit of God
and be fervent in prayer as the Scriptures teach. There
is a genuine prayer and supplication that the Church
must stir itself up to participate in.
Yes, there are spiritual battles to be fought and won
in prayer. But the fight in prayer is a faith fight.
Spiritual battles in prayer are fought and won from a
seated position in Christ far above principalities and
powers where the believer recognizes that the enemy is
under his feet (Eph. 1:3,22) and therefore looks down on
a defeated foe.
Much damage has been done to the Body of Christ
by a lack of solid biblical teaching in this area. The
Word of God tells us that the Word is to dwell in us “...