THE MARKSMAN AND THE MASK

 THE MASKMAN AND THE MASK

Excerpt from the teaching ministry of Dr. Joel Dabbas 

To shoot from concealment at the innocent; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear. Psalm 64:4 (New Revised Standard Version)

American Standard Version
That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

New Living Translation
They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.

I want you to understand that life is warfare and not funfair. The fact is that wars exist and primarily the day you became born again, you became a sworn enemy of the devil. So a believers life is not without a fight. But the truth is that in all these things we are more than conqueror. We have excellent victory in and through Jesus our Lord.

The revelation of our victory in Christ Jesus puts us in the realm of dominion and great Authority. It pushes us from theoretical dominion to practical dominion. By this I mean coming into an experiential dimension of the dominion power in Christ.

To be ignorant of the devices and warfare strategy of the devil is the reason many or some believers although are born again and are potentially victorious in Christ but are yet to experientially flowing in victory.

Now, from our anchor text David reveals to us that there are enemies who are or acts like marksmen but they are concealed (they are hidden from your sight). 

A marksman is a sharpshooter, sniper, deadeye shot, straight shooter. A person very skillful with the use of weapons.

I like you to know that there are skillful veiled enemies of your life, destiny and soul. They are only after the perfect (the righteous). And that is why I said earlier on that been born again makes you an automatic enemy of the devil.

The decoy system the marksman uses is what I call the mask.

I want to share with you some demonic marksmanship around today:

THE MARKSMAN  OF BAD CHARACTER  AND HABITS

One way the enemy clings to us and put many in bondage is through the flesh. The devil looks for cracks and hangs on it until he breaks a believer down. One of such crack is the cracks in character and habits. 

There are people who speak in tongues, go to church and so on but can't deal with anger. There are those who are held down by masturbation and pornography. There are those held down by lies and cheating. Any negative habit and character you don't sit before God and handle or allow Him to treat in you will crash your walk with God

There is a growing work (s) of the marksman in the form of seducing spirits. These are working relentlessly to see peoples bodies polutted so that the body that should be God's holy temple is polluted.

THE MARKSMAN OF PRAYERLESSNESS AND WORDLESSNESS

This is a satanic stronghold to conquering men for himself. Today, the enemy is shooting relentlessly at both young and old, killing the appetite, love and hunger for the Word and prayer from the hearts of many.

This subtle attack is often by ensuring you are preoccupied with other matters and see prayer and the study of God's word as secondary.

A times this shot is concealed in the desire to be successful in career ecetera and loose focus on God.

There is a marksman after our soul, but we must be smart and sensitive in the Spirit to overcome them.

THE MARKSMAN OF PRIDE

This is overtly estimating oneself. It is taking self higher than it ought to be. Proverbs 16:18 KJV  "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." Many great men, Pastors, Church Workers and so on have fallen to this marksman. There are people who God couldn't use on a higher dimension because pride stepped in. The truth is that pride and God are never compatible. Anywhere pride is found, God is absent but where genuine humility is found, God will be there.

Pride is estimating your effort and abilities above the grace of God and elevating self above God.

PRAYER: O Lord, in this generation where many are loosing their steam for You, keep me to be on fire for You in Jesus Name 

Lord, whatever that doesn't look like You in my life, take away in Jesus Name 

Any satanic bait and attraction that is holding me captive, I break from it today in Jesus Name

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