THE WORD FOR TODAY: "YOUR WORST ENEMY” BY GREG ELKAN

Is there really such a thing as “Worst Enemy”? I understand the concept of a “Best Friend”, but a “worst” enemy is kind of an ontological paradox, isn’t it?

Think about it, the worst kind of teacher is one who does a terrible job at passing knowledge across. The worst employee in a firm is the one who is totally useless at doing their assigned task. 

In the same vein, your WORST enemy is the one who is lousy at the job of making your life miserable. Instead of crawling under your skin they lull you to sleep; when they insult you they use words that remind you of your primary 2 class teacher: so instead of fuming, you start feeling nostalgic. They don’t even ‘know’ you so their attempts to infuriate you falls pitifully to the ground. That’s your WORST Enemy.

Your BEST Enemy on the other hand is the one who graduated summa cum laude at the University of Making-Your-Life-A-Living-Hell. They know you like the back of their hand. They know your BUTTONS, your peeves, your weakness, your fears. They don’t just know them but they exploit them to full effect.

In this life, you’ll always have opposition; but these guys do it with skill and precision that could only have come from the pit of hell! Whether with their tongue, with their contacts, with their backstabbing, or even with their ‘kiss’. 

They’re the GO-TO person of the Devil when feels you’re getting too cocky for his liking. When you’re at the top of your game, when you’re full of confidence and you feel the world’s your oyster... in comes Enemy #1. 

Now THAT’S your ‘Best’ enemy. You know what I’m talking about, (or is it WHO I'm talking about ;-)). 

And yes, that’s what this week’s “Word For Today” devotional series is all about: ENEMIES (shivers). We’ll be looking at what the Bible says about it, and what the Bible prescribes when it comes to dealing with them.

AMEN

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

© GREG ELKAN

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