FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD IS A POWERFUL WEAPON AGAINST THE ENEMY

 1 John 1:6 NIV says, “If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.” 

This verse is a clear message from Apostle John that true fellowship with God must show in the way we live. Fellowship is not a claim we make with our lips, it is a lifestyle. If we say we walk with God but still live in darkness, still entertain sin, and still allow evil habits to control us, then our confession is false. Real fellowship with God produces light, purity, and strength. When the presence of God fills your life, darkness loses its power. You cannot walk closely with God and be overpowered easily by darkness at the same time.

One of the biggest problems with believers in this generation is that we have given the enemy too much attention and we have forgotten our relationship with God. Many believers spend most of their prayer time asking for material things or fighting an enemy they think is blocking their blessings. For many, prayer is only about warfare, battles, and breaking spiritual altars. In short, we live our Christian life fighting the devil, and we are so busy with warfare that we do not have time to build a relationship with God.

The truth is this: It is very hard to overcome the enemy when you do not have spiritual power. Spiritual power does not come from shouting, long warfare prayers, or 21 days of fighting evil altars. Spiritual power is built through fellowship with your heavenly Father. Fellowship gives you strength, stability, and authority.

One young man came to me one day, crying. He told me he had been on a 40 days fast, trying to break chains of darkness and fight ancestral spirits. He struggled with promiscuity and believed he inherited that spirit from his grandfather, who had many wives and slept with women randomly. The grandfather would also appear in the young man’s dreams, eating and speaking with him. So he prayed intensely, rebuking and breaking these bonds, but nothing changed. That is why he decided to fast for 40 days.

Why did he come to me crying? Because on the 38th day of his fast, he fell into fornication three times with two different women while still fasting. He said, “I don’t know what happened. A strong sexual desire came over me and i couldn't resist it." In the morning he slept with a woman in the same compound he lived in, and later called another one to come in the afternoon.

To make the long story short, after talking to him he admitted that he wanted to stop fornication because he was losing money to women. His co-workers were progressing and investing their salaries, but he had nothing because of his lifestyle. His fight was about money. And another thing: he knew almost nothing about the Word of God except the verses he used in warfare prayers. He did not know any Scripture beyond what he used to fight ancestral spirits.

I told him, “You are empty. That is why the enemy defeated you.” To overcome the enemy, you must be spiritually strong, and this strength comes through fellowship with God. When you take time to worship Him, thank Him, His power and grace, build a friendship with the Holy Spirit, commune with Him, learn the Word of God, understand what He says about you, and discover your identity in Christ.

What Apostle John was saying in this verse is this: if you say you have fellowship with God and still live in darkness, you are lying. You cannot truly walk with God and be overpowered by darkness at the same time. It is as simple as that. So focus on building your fellowship with God.

Prayer: Lord, help me to walk in true fellowship with You and overcome all darkness.

have a good Thursday✌