October 26 – November 1, 2024
SATAN DECLARES WAR ON YOUR PEACE
Joshua 10:4-7 “‘Come up and help me attack Gibeon,’ he said, ‘because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.’ The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: ‘Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us.’”
I was at the Free Prayer Center praying about issues over which Karen and I could not get breakthrough. The Lord led me to Joshua 10. And as I read it, He highlighted three key things to me. When Karen and I embraced the truth of His message, we quickly received breakthrough and victory!
Joshua 10:1-27 is more than just a good Old Testament story! It’s the story of five kings, led by the king of Jerusalem, who joined forces to war against Gibeon and verse 4 states the reason why. The king of Jerusalem sent this word to the other kings: “Help me attack Gibeon because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
The first thing God showed me is that the battle Satan wages against us is to rob us of our peace. The enemy hates peace. The enemy hates Jesus who is the Prince of Peace. The enemy declares war against you when you’re at peace. How important is peace? In the Bible, peace is mentioned 249 times. Jesus tells us to guard our peace. He gave us His peace as a gift! Jesus tells his disciples in John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
The phrase, “do not be afraid,” is mentioned 145 times in the Bible. WHY? Because fear, stress, worry, and anxiety all rob our peace. One of the things Karen and I teach is the phrase, “Keep your peace!” Those three words are a critical piece of warfare! Walking in peace no matter what is going on around us is so contrary to our natural tendency that it defeats the enemy’s schemes against us. Satan counts on us swinging the door wide open to his attacks and assignments by giving over our peace to fear, stress and anxiety! Don’t do it! Keep your peace, because peace is one of God’s greatest blessings.
This is an excerpt from a 90-day devotional written by Emil and Karen. To order the full devotional, click on the TO ORDER DEVOTIONAL page.