Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Spiritual Battle


It's kind of akward to to talk about SPIRITUAL BATTLE and how this is frequently ignored by Christians on our day to day. In Ephesians 6:12 we read that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the forces of evil. We tend to believe that everything that goes on our daily lives is part of something natural, it just happens, it’s ok, you know, people are just mean!

We see this everyday on the 7 o’clock news, it’s all around us, it’s happening all the time; and we as Christians should not see this simply as something natural, because it’s not! At least it's not always like this! When we decided to accept Jesus as our Savior we also decided to take part in a war that is far more complex than a war made by men’s hands.

We need to realize that we are warriors of Christ, we have weapons, armors and we need to be constantly watching out for what’s going on in the spiritual world. Remember that once you’ve decided to be a follower of Christ the devil will pursue you , he will condemn you , he will do everything to take your focus off Jesus.

But we are men of God, we have to know that we were given these weapons so that we can pray, we can fast , we can give and we can sacrifice ourselves in order to reach out to people who haven’t gotten a chance to know Jesus. And for all you married men, remember , you are the spiritual leader of your family, you are in charge of doing all these things that I mentioned, for your family. God will question you about your wife, your children and the responsibilities He gave you as a spiritual warrior of your family.

Of course we shouldn’t assume that everything is due to the Devil’s influence, some of the bad things that happen in our lives is just part of our sinful nature. You know, those peole who blame the devil for everything ( I've already seen people blaming the devil for tripping on a rock) However, be sure that the devil will use each and every gap that you give him, be sure that he will be waiting for you to slip and devour your faith. Be strong, focus on Christ and be the Spiritual warrior that God created you to be.

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