The Enemy’s Stronghold

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2 Sam. 5:6-7 “Now the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, and they said to David, “You shall not come in here, but the blind and lame will turn you away “; thinking, “David cannot enter here.” Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is the city of David.”

The enemy loves to exploit our weak areas. He would like to make the “gap in the wall” as large as possible so that he can come and go as he pleases. In fact, such areas that are constantly exploited by the enemy can become strongholds in our lives where he goes unopposed. They are often areas where we think that there is nothing that can ever be done about them. “It’s just an area that I repeatedly fail in – What can I do?” In the Old Testament, there were “strongholds” that the children of Israel had to overcome. For example, we read in the verse above that in the days of King David, Zion (Jerusalem) was a stronghold and its inhabitants, the Jebusites, mocked David saying that he would never be able to take it. But David had conquered it.

Maybe you have an area of weakness that has been turned into a stronghold by the enemy and you too have heard the mocking whisperings saying “You’ll never enter here!” “You’ll never take possession of this. You are so weak!” “We control this area of your life.” Well, just remember that despite the lies of the enemy, there was a ‘nevertheless’ in the story of David and there can be one in your life too. Strongholds are established, and broken, in the thoughts and imaginations in our minds through the Word of God.