The joy of the Lord will arm us against the assaults of our spiritual enemies and put our mouths out of taste for those pleasures with which the tempter baits his hooks.
– Matthew Henry –
Spiritual Warfare
The devil trembles when we pray – Samuel Chadwick
The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.
– Samuel Chadwick –
Pray with all your might – William Booth
You must pray will all your might. That does not mean saying your prayers, or sitting gazing about in church or chapel with eyes wide open while someone else says them for you. It means fervent, effectual, untiring wrestling with God. [Be sure that with] this kind of prayer, the devil and the world and your own indolent, unbelieving nature will oppose.
– William Booth –
Preaching is our great weapon – Charles Spurgeon
Preaching is our great weapon, so use it perpetually.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Let the power of Christ rest on me – Thomas Chalmers
My God, Thou knowest my infirmities; and Thou knowest my desire to overcome them. Send forth Thy Spirit to help me in this warfare. Give me wisdom, O God, and the meekness of wisdom. Let the power of Christ rest upon me.
– Thomas Chalmers –
Thinking well of yourself – Charles Spurgeon
It is the devil’s masterpiece to make us think well of ourselves.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Look forward to being with Christ – Randy Alcorn
The devil wants to obscure the doctrine of the new earth. He doesn’t want people to look forward to being with Christ.
– Randy Alcorn –
Satan’s greatest weapon – AW Tozer
Satan’s greatest weapon is man’s ignorance of God’s Word.
– AW Tozer –
from A Man of God
Silencing Satan’s Accusations – Charles Spurgeon
You can only silence Satan’s accusations by faithfully adhering to the gospel.
– Charles Spurgeon –