Silencing the Enemy is a very appropriate title for this book. This is appropriate because the author, Robert Gay, explains how God removes the wiles of the adversary through the praise and worship of His people. Although the term “spiritual warfare” does not appear in Scripture, Paul expounds on this concept throughout the New Testament. He encourages the saints to “put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to resist the wiles of the devil.” This scripture informs us that we are engaged in a battle, a battle that has raged since the dawn of time. This is not a battle visible to the naked eye. Nor is it a battle fought with natural weapons. It is a battle taking place in the spirit world. Our weapons methods are not those used by the world. The arsenal that God has provided us includes a whole range of artillery such as prayer, fasting, the Word of God, praise and worship. He eloquently points out that “God has given us weapons of praise which have power against principalities and the devil.” Who would believe that the simple act of singing, shouting and clapping our hands could be used to overthrow an enemy. This is the good part because all we are charged to do is sing the praises of our God, he does the dirty work of thwarting the work of the adversary. In His infinite wisdom, God ordained that “the weak things of the world should shame the mighty.” .” What may seem absurd to the natural man are the tools that God uses to accomplish His purpose in the spiritual world. The writer explains that the mission God has given us is to destroy the works of the devil. We have this power when we lift our voices to sing and praise our God. In the Bible, many wars have been won by doing "foolish things", King Jehoshaphat... middle of paper... and worshiping, especially when we are in the middle of spiritual warfare. Satan wants to turn our attention away from God and onto ourselves. He has always been envious of the praise, worship, honor and love that God receives from his church. Satan would rather we sulk and sulk instead of “forgetting ourselves and focusing on Him and worshiping Him.” I have discovered that this is one of the many keys to spiritual victory. By “silencing the enemy” in our lives, we can remove the strongholds that Satan has established in our minds simply by singing God's praises and walking the right way. spirit. As the writer writes in the last half of his book, it is time for the Church to emerge from its passivity and act aggressively in the spirit "against the powers of hell." It is time for Zion to awaken from its slumber and become the victorious church of God.. .