What is the one weakness, bad habit, rotten attitude? Where does Satan have a stronghold within you?

This is Max Lakato. Stronghold. Ah, that's a fitting word. Stronghold, a fortress, thick walls, tall gates.

It's as if the devil staked a claim on one weakness and constructed a rampart around it,

placing himself squarely between God's

help and your explosive temper, fragile self-image, freezer-sized appetite. Seasons come and go and

this locked nest monster still lurks in the water bottom of your soul. He won't go away.

He lives up to both sides of his compound name, strong enough to grip like a vice and

stubborn enough to hold on. We use mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the devil's

strongholds. You and I fight with toothpicks, but God comes with battering rams and cannons,

so give your strongholds to him, and he will break them down.

This is Max Lakato.