2 Corinthians 10 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read 2 Corinthians 10.

Meditate on verses 3-5.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh,

but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.

We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing

raised up against the knowledge of God,

 and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

What would you think if someone said about you, “your personal presence is unimpressive and your speech contemptible”?   Can you even imagine?  Well, perhaps you can.  If so, take heart because that is what people were saying about Paul (2 Corinthians 10:10). 

I wonder if he wanted to punch them and tell them what he thought about them.  I wonder if he had to repeat a hundred times a day, “I am taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ” so he wouldn’t say something he would later regret.

What fortresses are you up against today?  Is it another person or a difficult situation?  Is it a battle going on in the lives of people you love?  Is it your vain imaginations you have thought about so much they have become your reality?

Paul knew that even people’s rudeness was actually spiritual warfare.  He refused to war in the flesh because in Christ, he had divinely powerful weapons for the destruction of fortresses.  Relying on Almighty God was Paul’s weapon.

Pray 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 over yourself and those for whom you are standing guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Lord, I do not want to war according to my flesh,

so I am depending You.

You are divinely powerful

for the destruction of fortresses.

Lord, help me destroy speculations

and every lofty thing raised up

against the knowledge of You

and take every thought captive

to the obedience of You, Christ.

In Your powerful Name, Jesus~”