Bible Will Teach You How to Know Your Enemy; Know Your Self

When we study the Word, and we are given the ears to hear, and the ability to discern, we can then be confident of the truth from wherever it comes. Last night in re-watching the movie, “Birth of the Dragon,” I was able to understand so much more due to my Bible studies.

From the movie, “Lesson number one, know your enemy. Lesson number two, know your self. With these two principles, you need never fear a thousand battles.”

This was so heavy and so profound and I got it on such a deep spiritual level regarding all facets of life (not just regarding two men in physical combat).

The Bible has shown me how to know my enemy and to know my self and therefore not fear.

When we truly understand that we are an eternal child of God, then we know our self. When we understand that anyone or thing (including our own thoughts) that is not in the light of God is of the darkness (even those lost in the gray), then we know our enemy. Jesus said in Mathew 12:30, “He that is not with me is against me.” It is pretty simple to discern if we take a moment to think about it.

If we do not know who we are, we cannot fight off the darkness of the enemy nor can we fight it off if we do not recognize.

We know that because we are a child of God, then no matter the battles, the enemy cannot harm or destroy our eternal soul. I would not have understood this so deeply without having devotedly read the entire Bible. The Bible has taught me who I am and shown me how to recognize and know the enemy and to discern the truth from wherever it is presented. It takes reading, studying, and openness coupled with discipline to reach these truths but that is why they are given us in the Word. We just have to put forth the effort to reach and receive them. It will not happen over night but it will happen with study and diligence.  

Eph 6:13 "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."

The Word of God is our greatest aid in the fight against the darkness and the Bible is our greatest tool. Without it, we will never even know what hit us; we will never know or recognize the enemy, nor never know who we truly are and of all that we are capable through the Spirit. 

So,no matter a thousand battles, "if God be for us, who can be against us?" Rom 8:31

About Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam

Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam has been writing spiritually for thirty years. With undergraduate studies in English and women's studies, she devoted over a decade of research and writing to women’s studies and spirituality. She is now teaching and sharing A Woman's Path to Wholeness Through Biblical Teachings.