Spiritual Warfare: The Tools, Tactics & Techniques for Victory Over Evil
“Begin by being emptied, and you will soon be filled. Blessed are the
poor in spirit." Begin by being poor. If you begin with lowliness, you
will not need to be humiliated.
‘He that is down need fear no fall,
He that is low no pride; He that is humble ever shall
Have God to be his guide.’
He will win the battle who knows how to begin on the low ground
and to fight uphill by divine strength. Learn the wisdom, not of
self-reliance, but of self-[distrust], for he that trusteth in his own
heart is a fool.” — C.H. Spurgeon, “The Battle of Life”
“Lord Jesus, open our eyes to know our enemy and his wiles. Cause us to
see him and his realm, that we may dread all that is of him. And open
our eyes to see how You have overcome him, and how in You we are
invincible. Teach us what it is to be in You, to mortify all that is of
the mere ego and the will of the flesh, and to be strong in weakness
and lowliness. And teach us to bring into prayer the conflict of faith
against every stronghold of Satan, because we know that You will
destroy him under our feet. Amen.”
— Andrew Murray, “The Might of Satan” in “The New Life”