Let me tell you a story.
A man decides early one morning to take his lawn chair out and watch the sunrise on the beach. He sits and watches...6:30 rolls around and he continues to sit on the beach, enjoying the morning...oblivious to the war raging around him.
The date: June 6, 1944
The place: Omaha Beach
The event: The Battle of Normandy.
So, is this story far fetched? Tell me dear Friend, did you realize that there is a battle raging all around you?
A battle for your time.
A battle for your attention.
A battle for your soul.
It's a battle that's classified with the UFOs and alien abductions, but this battle rages on.
The battle stems from one moment in time when one thought he was greater than God.
That one deceived many, and those many followed him to the depths.
That one continues to deceive many who follow him to the depths, but they don't work for him, they live an eternal death because of him.
This battle is masked. At times, the realm between physical and spiritual is crossed. At times, a glimpse of the spirit is seen...but for the most part, it remains anonymous. Just another reason to disclaim God and claim Christians as nut jobs.A man decides early one morning to take his lawn chair out and watch the sunrise on the beach. He sits and watches...6:30 rolls around and he continues to sit on the beach, enjoying the morning...oblivious to the war raging around him.
The date: June 6, 1944
The place: Omaha Beach
The event: The Battle of Normandy.
So, is this story far fetched? Tell me dear Friend, did you realize that there is a battle raging all around you?
A battle for your time.
A battle for your attention.
A battle for your soul.
It's a battle that's classified with the UFOs and alien abductions, but this battle rages on.
The battle stems from one moment in time when one thought he was greater than God.
That one deceived many, and those many followed him to the depths.
That one continues to deceive many who follow him to the depths, but they don't work for him, they live an eternal death because of him.
The Bible calls us to be suited with the full armor of God, and there's a reason for that. We must be shielded since we aren't ready to see a spiritual realm. We aren't ready for the darkness, the terror...And that's why God doesn't let it happen. Some walk into it. Some taunt it. Some are pulled to it, but God protects us. He may remove His hand for a moment, but when we faint in fear, he's there to scoop us back up.
The Bible says, "The Eternal God is our refuge and under are His everlasting arms."
So I'll ask again...are you ready for battle? Because it's all around you.
Demons are fighting for your soul.
Will you let them win?
2 comments:
This is really good, Monica. Thought provoking. Thanks :)
Something to add: in the midst of the Eph. 6 passage (6:16 to be exact) it describes the weapons of the enemy as "flaming arrows." That makes the armor of God seem even that much more appealing.
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