God & Me - Week 1: Saturday

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 

Indeed, we live as human beings, but we do not wage war according to human standards;  for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.

Commentary

H.H. Pope Shenouda III | Diabolic Wars
As we remember the power given to us, we should likewise remember the spiritual powers surrounding us. We should remember that we are not alone in the battle, as God's Holy Spirit helps us, reproves us with respect to sin (John 16:8), teaches us on all things (1 John 2:27) and guides us into all truth (John 16:13). How then can the devil overcome us though we have the communion of the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 13:14) and also the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 16:23). So we live, not we, but Christ lives in us (Gal. 2:20). Add to this the fact that many angels encompass us, sent forth to minister for us who shall be heirs of salvation (Heb. 1:14), seeing that we are also encompassed by a great cloud of witnesses who have conquered, "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us." (Heb 12:1).

Questions

• What word or phrase really stood out to me that I should consider memorizing? 

• What do these readings tell me about who God is and His role in my spiritual warfare? 

• What are bad/evil things in my life (or the lives of those I love) that I should ask for God’s “divine power” to conquer?