Your Weapon in a Spiritual War
Satan is real. Demons are real. There is a real battle, a conflict that is largely unseen. Satan and his demons are at war with the followers of Christ and are constantly seeking avenues to attack God’s children, sometimes directly, but oftentimes through the world and our fleshly desires. We cannot ignore the reality of the unseen world and unseen beings.
The real war is inward of which the outer action is but the echo and reverberation.
—Harry Emerson Fosdick
God is real. Jesus is God. Salvation is offered as a divine rescue from slavery to sin and Satan. Without Jesus being in control of your life there is no hope. Christians must not live in fear, but must walk in the peaceful and powerful presence of God’s real and present Holy Spirit. Treasure Jesus.
A false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.
—Jerome
God is a warrior. No government, no leader, no nation, and no demon stands a chance when it opposes God’s work. Satan is on a leash and can only do what God allows. Lucifer’s days are numbered and his eternal destruction and punishment are certain.
God is with us. This is our hope. This is our promise. We must daily renew our minds with the truth and powerful presence of the Holy Spirit. Jesus will never leave us or forsake us and nothing and no-one (the devil and his demons included) can separate us from His loving grip. Greater is He who is in us, than He who is in the world (1 John 4:4).
Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to maneuver you into a position where you can save your castle only by losing your bishop.
—C.S. Lewis
We have responsibility. We must submit to God and resist the devil. Christians must fill their minds with God’s truth, that they may recognize the subtle yet significant errors and lies of the evil one. We do not wrestle with flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:11-12). We have personal accountability to turn away from sin and to walk in righteous and obedient living.
Our primary weapon is the Word. Read the Bible. Love the Bible. Speak the Bible. Pray the Bible. It is our “sword of the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:17) and how we are able to discern between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. Satan will not stop sending his accusing thoughts and tempestuous attacks. We must not stop listening, loving, and obeying the voice of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Bible.
The trumpet still plays the notes of war. You cannot sit down and put the victory wreath on your head. You do not have a crown. You still must wear the helmet and carry the sword. You must watch, pray, and fight. Expect your last battle to be the most difficult, for the enemy’s fiercest charge is reserved for the end of the day.
—Charles Spurgeon
