INSPIRE Devotionals
With Emmanuel Afiawari

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Topic: A WARRIOR'S INSTINCT (Part 2)!

Memory Verse: ‭‭"‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭Blessed be the LORD my strength, Which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight" - Psalm 144:1 KJV‬

Bible Text: ‭1 Samuel 26:8 KJV‬

8. ‭Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

INSPIRATION: A warrior is not trained to run from his battles but to run towards the battlefront. He is trained to fight, and the more fights he wins, the more he increases in rank. Rather than scare him, battles are catalysts that activate his abilities. Be very sensitive to your battles, especially, to what they seek to trigger or quench in you. A warrior posseses the swift agility of a leopard; they respond to their environment and tame it for their own dominance!

A warrior is not so much focused on the spoils of battle as he is on the territorial control mechanism. He's only interested in subduing more territories and establishing control over them. How effectively have you taken charge of your territory? What is the voice of authority over the places under your immediate influence? Who or what governs in your space? Jesus says, "Behold, I give you authority and power (Luke 10: 19 AMPC), thus establishing that authority is different from power. Do you have authority or power? Or do you have both?

TODAY'S TAKE HOME:

Failure in battle is a mindset that is alien to truly trained warriors. Are you one?

PRAYER: Dear Lord, please help me to possess the instincts of a true warrior, give me the wisdom and discernment to fight the real battles of my destiny. Please take away distractions from me and establish my dominance in territories You've placed under my control. I refuse to lose control to the forces of opposition, in Jesus name.