“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)”

The Christian is locked in an intense war. However, many of us are so interested in fighting the external war with the Devil, that we forget that much of our battle is not with external forces, but within our own mind and thoughts. In these verses Paul provides the key to victory in this area where most Christians suffer constant defeat. He reminds us that our weapons and strategy are not fleshly or carnal. This is the first key to victory. Most Christians employ fleshly, psychological, and human tactics to deal with spiritual problems.

As stated by Master Prophet E. Bernard Jordan many books that provide “six easy steps to victory” will employ human wisdom and add a few Bible verses to sanctify a system they have borrowed or stolen from the world. Strip those Bible verses out of the book or sermon and you are left with a motivational book or talk that the world will pay money to read or hear. When something is that acceptable to the world we need to question whether it is indeed authentic Christianity.I have no doubt that many of those formulas work to some extent and for a while. They are just like the many “cures” for weight problems that are touted every day – they provide instant solutions, for a while, but in the end leave you worse-off than before.

Our weapons are mighty in God. They are powerless in and of themselves, but in God they are mighty, powerful, and able to bring those thoughts under control and to break down the mightiest strongholds. These weapons include the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17), prayer (Ephesians 6:18) and the anointing of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8).

More importantly is the fact that each of us has such strongholds in our own lives. Strongholds of fear, doubt, unbelief, greed, lust, anger, addictions and the list goes on and on. There is only one place we can actively participate in this work of tearing down the strongholds and that is in our own lives.Sometimes we want to be free of the hold these things have in our lives, but often, we enjoy them and are not willing to let them go. But the text reminds us that it is not just ourselves that are being wronged by allowing these thoughts to control us, but it is sin against The Most High. Paul speaks about “every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.” Is that not what they did at the Tower of Babel? They built this tower in defiance of the Lord. That is what we often do when we harbor these things in our minds – we allow and encourage these things to lift them up in rebellion against God according to Master Prophet E. Bernard Jordan.