Stronghold Protection

     Illustrating a truth of Strongholds (Main Healing Lesson 11)

Jesus is our true stronghold, the One that we run to when threatened by sin or danger. David couldn’t say enough about trusting the Lord as His Protector (see Psalm 18).  However, counterfeit strongholds are un-surrendered, un-healed or un-crucified areas of the old nature or self life. They rise up and resist the Spirit-given life (also called the life of the Spirit, Christ’s life, or new creation life in us). Self protectiveness built them and maintains them—aided by the lies and temptations of the enemy. We are to resist them by pulling them down. The walls we build may make us feel secure (at times), but they trap us inside loveless strongholds!