Wednesday, July 14, 2010

God tells us in the bible book of Ephesians, chapter 6 , verses 10-12, " Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
We are in a war and with war come warfare. We being in this war need to know our enemy and what his tactics are. Also we need to know how to wage this war that is fought on the battlefield of our daily lives, whose theaters of operation include but are not limited to; our mind, our physical bodies, our relationships, our careers and our government.
We re told in the scriptures how to be ready for this warfare that comes to us each and every day; 1) be strong in the Lord - God through his Holy Spirit and the power of Jesus is the only strength that we can tap into to fight this war effectively. 2) we are to put on the whole armor of God so that we can take the stand necessary to face the enemy and defeat him in battle 3) we need to remember that each day when we go out the door to conduct the affairs of our lives that we face an enemy that is unseen to our natural eyes but is manifest to us in the way that people around us conduct themselves (this isn't to say that the people are all demon possessed or are doing the devils bidding). We do need to understand that there are forces in play that are "pulling the strings" of those who don't know God personally and are not on his team.
With this in mind we need to keep on the front lines for our families and this nation and realize that we are in a battle for the souls of men, those we know and those we don't know.

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