That was a lesson I learned early in my athletic career. The easiest way to get your hind-end kicked was to assume that you were going to win simply because you were better. History is lined with the stories of upset victories and every one of those upsets occurred because the favorite was either overconfident or deceived.
Both attitudes will eventually lead to defeat. Have you ever heard of Goliath? He was superior to the little shepherd boy in every measure except for the one that really mattered. David was committed to victory while Goliath was focused more on his own abilities. It is hard to defeat a prepared, focused, and committed opponent.
We, those who carry the Name of Christ, are on the verge of squandering a game that we never should have lost. In the battle of the ages, the American church has greatly underestimated the skill set of our opponent. Even though we were warned in Scripture that we were “not to be ignorant of his devices,” we have been. Failing to comprehend the seriousness of the battle we have given into apathy. What has caused our unwillingness to “earnestly contend for the faith?”
Even though the Bible clearly spells out the game plan of “our adversary” we have failed to taken him and “his dev ...
