The Real Enemy Series

 Isaiah 54:13; “And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.” Who are those children? We are! The believers, the Body of Christ, this is speaking of the children of God as a result of the New Birth.

 Isaiah 54:14a; “In righteousness you shall be established.” This is for us right now, here on earth. We have already been established in righteousness. Romans 5:17; “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.”

 Isaiah 54:14b; “You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near you.” Once you become born again because of the work of Jesus in the death, burial and resurrection you will never have to fear another day in your life. I am coming so that you can be free from those things that cause fear and terror.

 Isaiah 54:15; “Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.” What is this talking about? According to verse 14 fear, terror and oppression will gather together against you. There is no doubt about it. But Jesus, the Redeemer is speaking and He says, these things will gather themselves against you, but they are not from Me! How much clearer can you get? The Redeemer says, “All these bad things will happen to you, but I want you to know that they are NOT from me!”

 Isaiah 54:16; “Behold, I have created the blacksmith Who blows the coals in the fire, Who brings forth an instrument for his work; And I have created the spoiler to destroy.” Yes! God created Satan! Ezekiel told of how Satan was created perfect, and then iniquity was found in him. This is where the problem lies. God has given His word on certain points. He will not break or go back on His Word, even to Satan. This put God in a position of having to keep His promises, because He always keeps His promises. Satan is trying to trap God in a lie and it cannot be done. So, what God is saying to us is, yes, I am the One that created the one who caused your trouble, I will take responsibility for it, but I also will give YOU the power to overcome him. Listen:

 Isaiah 54:17; “No weapon formed against you will prosper.” Even though God created Satan, even though Satan committed treason before God and led man into treason, God has provided a way so that no weapon that Satan forms against us will prosper.

 Isaiah 54:17b; “And every tongue that shall rise against you in judgement thou shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of Me, says the Lord.” I want each of you to leave with an absolute truth and that is God is not your problem. Satan is your problem, he is your enemy. But the good news is that God has provided your complete deliverance through Jesus Christ. Always remember, NO weapon formed against you will prosper.