Beware: The Enemy Will Attack BECAUSE OF THE WORD
Published: 18th August 2025
Did you ever learn some exciting new truth from the Scriptures and suddenly found yourself facing troubles or persecutions out of nowhere? How can this be explained? It’s the kingdom of darkness trying to steal that particular truth from you, along with the corresponding blessings. The Lord explained it in his Parable of the Sower:
3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”
9Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
Mark 4:3-9
The disciples didn’t understand the parable, so the Lord explained the symbolism:
13Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14The farmer sows the word. 15Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
Mark 4:13-20
Verse 15 plainly shows that the kingdom of darkness will actively try to steal the word of truth that was sown in your heart from you. Notice how Luke’s account describes this:
“Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.”
This parable doesn’t just refer to the word of the gospel of Christ, but any truth from God’s Word that “saves” you in one manner or another — blessing your spiritual walk and life in general — such as the word of truth concerning healing by faith or spiritual growth.
I’m sharing this article as a warning to growing believers: The enemy does not want you to mature spiritually and be set free of the flesh; he doesn’t want you to receive any blessing from the LORD and be fruitful in the kingdom of God. So, the kingdom of darkness will up the ante in troubles and persecution to compel you to spit out the word you received. The enemy does this “because of the word” or, as the KJV and NKJV put it, “for the word’s sake.” Don’t let the kingdom of darkness rob you. Resist and stand in faith, as Peter instructed:
6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
8Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
10And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 11To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:6-10
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