1 Samuel 30:1-2a David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it, and had taken captive the women and everyone else in it, both young and old.
The spirit of Amalek prowls around to attack when we are most vulnerable. It is a spying eye that is watching us 24/7 and is waiting for us to slip/slack. A small distraction from righteous living, an ugly selfish or lustful thought or a day of prayerlessness is more than enough for the spirit to slither into our territory and ravage. It is a spirit that destroys and captivates.
The Amalekites were raiders and looters. That was their skilled profession! They went robbing, killing and pillaging. They watched when a town was defenseless and attacked ferociously. They must have been spying that David and his fighting men were away and they invaded the town of Ziklag where the families of David and his warriors resided. They did three things – attacked, burnt and took captive everyone.
This is the destruction pattern of the spirit of Amalek. It would attack when we are weak spiritually, destroy our purity and incarcerate us in addiction. Prayerlessness leaves us fenceless and defenseless and susceptible to attack. The temptation is to destroy holiness and righteousness and to chain us to an addictive unholy habit. See the Amalekites did not leave anyone – they took the young and old. We are prone to attack by this imprisoning spirit of Amalek at any age. It would attack our purity, loot our peace and arrest progress.
The Unseen Enemy:
1. Attack: The city left unprotected was attacked. Similarly, the mind that is left unprotected by prayer is exposed to spiritual attack. Fortify and fence your heart and mind with prayer.
2. Alienate: The only goal of the spirit of Amalek is to alienate us from God. It is a spirit that will alienate us from godly friends and good habits. When spiritually attacked by the incarcerating spirit of Amalek, fast and pray.
3. Abduct: If left unguarded this spirit will abduct all that is precious, pure and priceless.
The spirit of Amalek attacks the vulnerable and defenseless.
Prayer: Dearest Holy Spirit, make me vigilant and wise to guard my mind, body and soul from the lethal attack of the destroyer. Amen.
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