Text: Ephesians 2:6; Revelation 3:20-22

On Monday, in seeking to love the Father as unconditionally as He loves us, we were to “look around” from the heavenly place from where we sit. What did your gaze reveal to you? I saw tranquility, peace and love as everything moved according to His perfect will, motivated by His perfect love. I saw worship in its purest form; and no darkness at all, only the light and life of our Lord.

However, we know that even though we are positioned in the heavenlies, we function daily in this world with the hope of that seat to come, as the Lord said: “The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne” (Revelation 3:21 ESV). Thus, to ultimately sit with Him we must be a conqueror!

With this in mind, tomorrow we turn our hearts to Embrace the Enmity—the hostility between us and the adversary—and learn the art of war against the enemy of our soul.

Prayer Focus

The key to our battle with the adversary is prayer: “In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times (emphasis mine) in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication…” (Ephesians 6:16-18 ESV). Establish a set time daily where you enter into your secret place and pray, knowing that is where your victory will be won.