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Second Corinthians chapter 10 verses 3 through 5.

For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.

For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.

We destroy arguments in every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God and take every

thought captive to obey Christ.

Wow, there's a lot there.

A couple of takeaways that I want to encourage us with today challenge us with and let them lead us

into prayer according to these verses.

One, be reminded that you are in spiritual battle today that there is a spiritual war raging

around you for you and your life and for the lives of people around you.

There is an adversary, the devil and demons spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 6 describes them as who are actively working to destroy your life and the lives of

those around you to pull you away from God, to distract you, to deceive you, to discourage you.

We are in a spiritual battle all the time, but devil demons do not take days off or moments off.

So we are walking in the flesh, but there are spiritual battles raging around us all the time,

which means the weapons of our warfare, St. Corinthians 10 4, are not of the flesh, but of the

spirit. So you fight spiritual war with spiritual weapons. We could obviously dive into Ephesians 6

and all the weapons in our warfare, but notice what St. Corinthians 10 is saying.

Our weapons have divine power to destroy strongholds and then verse 5 elaborates on that.

We destroy and here's what Paul equates with strongholds, arguments and every lofty opinion

raised against the knowledge of God. And then he goes on and says we take every thought captive

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