Kenneth Copeland Devotional 16 December 2023 – Run Him Out of Town
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Topic: Run Him Out of Town
Stand therefore…having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, promptness, and readiness of the good news] of the Gospel of peace. – Ephesians 6:14-15, The Amplified Bible
Preparation. When fighting spiritual battles, that’s a word you’d do well to remember. Most believers pay little attention to it. They need to prepare themselves in advance. They fiddle until the devil makes his move, then jump up and try to fight him with the Word… and they usually lose.
I used to do the same thing until the Lord taught me differently. I used to wait until my meetings began to pray for their success. I’d fight him there as Satan would come against them from one direction. Then he’d move around and attack them in another area, and I’d fight him there.
One day, the Lord showed me that by waiting until the last minute to take my stand, I was giving Satan time to build up his forces against me. Consequently, I lost many of my battles. Then the Lord said something to me I’ll never forget. He said that if they had kicked Al Capone out of Chicago when he was just a small-time operator, he wouldn’t have been so hard to handle, but they waited until he became a first-class criminal with his forces built up around him. Then, it took an army to bring him down.
When I heard that, I decided to always be prepared. I started praying about those meetings weeks in advance, getting the stage set spiritually before they ever began. Instead of letting Satan get his forces entrenched, I started throwing him out before he got a single foothold. When I did, I saw more victories than I ever had before.
Don’t let the devil catch you off guard. Be prepared! Start praying and speaking the Word of faith over your family, business, and church. Get your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace. Then, if Satan causes trouble, you’ll be well-equipped to run him out of town.
Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 17:12-51
This message was written by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, the leaders of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries (www.KCM.org), which specializes in teaching principles of bible faith – prayer, healing, salvation, and other biblical topics.
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