Day 271 Bible Reading: Isaiah 54-57, Ephesians 6, Psalm 70 and Proverbs 24:8 
When people oppose us or take advantage of us or mistreat us, we so often look at them as our enemies. And sometimes we spend so much of our time and energy in fighting back or at least in defending ourselves. But we need to realize an essential Biblical truth. Our real enemies are not those who oppose us or take advantage of us. Our real enemy is Satan and his army of demons. We need to live in the truth that our real warfare is not against our fellow men who might oppose us, but we are actually in a spiritual battle, and our enemy is the forces of darkness - spiritual forces. And when we realize this, our method of fighting will also change as the warfare now takes on a spiritual dimension, and we realize the foolishness of fighting the wrong enemy.
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." – Ephesians 6:12 (English Standard Version)
"Lord Jesus, Thank you for showing us that our warfare is against the spiritual forces of darkness and not against flesh and blood. Let us therefore not fight with the wrong enemy, those opposing us or taking advantage of us, but let us wage war against the spiritual forces trying to pull us down in our walk with you. Give us the discernment to see things with a spiritual perspective that is directed by the Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name, Amen."
