Combat

   Whether we thought about it or not, when we became Christians, we went to war, drafted into the battle for mankind’s souls. We are the infantry, the foot soldiers in the quagmire that is this sinful world to proclaim the truth of Jesus Christ. But ours is a spiritual war, fought in seen and unseen realms. Our weapons are prayer, fasting and the word of God (sword of the Spirit). Our armor consists of spiritual helmets, breastplates, shields, footwear and belts as described in Ephesians 6:10-18.

   We have as our General our Lord and Savior, our tactician and field adviser called the Holy Spirit and our Supreme Commander who is God the Father. Our enemy is Satan and sin. We must not be dependent upon ourselves, or we will loose the battle. We must depend on Jesus because the war has already been won, but the individual battles will rage on until Christ takes the battlefield once and for all.

   We will get bloodied at times, earning many spiritual purple hearts. Although we can be confident in the eternal outcome, we must never take our eyes off Jesus and stop lifting Him up. If so, our battles will turn sour and the result could be a defeat to the enemy in our lives. But returning to the promises of Jesus in our lives can and will turn the tide.

   Dear believer, I remind you of our battle because the war is quickly getting bigger and more intense. Many of our brothers and sisters are being martyred and our faith is being attacked. Our very beliefs are close to becoming illegal to practice and the devil is winning the ground, flanking us on all sides. So now is the time to put our weapons on full auto and pray without ceasing and fasting with divine purpose. God Bless us all!