Never forget that you live in a war zone. Peter instructs us to get serious about this spiritual battle and adopt a wartime mentality:
1 Peter 5:8, 9 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith."
The days are past when we can take a causal attitude toward the enemy. The devil is prowling around like a roaring lion seeking to devour so don't be surprised when he roars at you.
Matthew 12:43 indicates that when an unclean spirit is cast out, a void results and it must be filled or Satan will return with even greater force. Guilt and shame are unclean spirits and when you cast them out of your life it leaves a void which you must fill with the Holy Spirit.
Did you know that a good, guilt-free conscience is actually a spiritual weapon? Paul told Timothy:
1 Timothy 1:18, 19 "This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you might wage the good warfare, having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck."
You are effective in spiritual warfare when you have faith and a good conscience.
-Do you want to wage effective warfare?
-Do you want to be preserved from spiritual shipwreck?
Then keep your faith strong and your conscience free from guilt.
Put on the whole armor of God every day to protect yourself from Satan's shaming accusations. Ephesians 6:11-18 declares for you to clothe yourself with truth and righteousness. Put on the helmet of salvation. Lift up your shield of faith to divert the enemy's fiery darts of shame. When Satan tries to bind you with shame again, use the sword of the Spirit of God's Word to resist his attacks and stand fast in the freedom you have received!
Finish the race that is set before you. You can do by God's grace!
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