Friday, January 30, 2009

The Truth is We're in the Battle

While God does allow Satan and his demons to "wrestle" with us, that wrestling can always be redeemed, and God is always ready to step in on behalf of a repentant believer. The truth, though, must be applied specifically, not just bandied about in general terms. Like it or not, we are in the ring against satanic forces. Every believer. The truth, though, must be applied specifically, not just bandied about in general terms. Like it or not, we are in the ring against satanic forces. Every believer is involved in spiritual warfare, even though he or she may not know it. Spiritual warfare cannot be fought at a distance, as if you can let others do it for you. No, it is hand-to-hand combat. The way to succeed in the battle is found in the verses surrounding the biblical warning of Ephesians 6:12. The victory is ours if we "put on the whole armor of God, that {we} may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil," if we "take up the whole armor of God...in the evil day" (verses 11,13). The enemy is no passive observer. When we are commanded to "stand against" the enemy's lies, our position is active, confrontative, and direct. Being watchful is the critical element for becoming engaged in the battle. Many Christians simply avoid or refuse to recognize this truth that they're in a spiritual battle and needful of spiritual armor. Their refusal to recognize the battle is often the thing that keeps them bound in chains to the tortures of the enemy. How that do we wrestle effectively against this enemy of our souls? We find instructions in Ephesians 6:10-18. Dr. Ken Copley is available for counseling, conferences, and local church meetings.

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  1. Thanks for sharing you're right there is great spiritual warfare going on and as you said we must stay Alert & watch as well as pray.For our enemy is not just playing around,he is after our Faith in God and he uses whatever he can to try to strip us down to unbelief. good post Ken enjoyed the read. Numbers 6:24~26

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