WAR
by Kevin
Rutherford
War is horrible. Unfortunately war is a part of our existence upon this earth. The history of mankind can almost be told by the wars that man has fought. Nations will always fight against nations as long as this world shall stand. However, the spiritual war that goes on around us every day is far more significant in its consequences than any physical war ever fought. Satan fired the first shot in this war when he lied to Eve in the garden (Genesis 3).
We are at war with Satan. He is our
adversary (1 Peter 5:8). He is the prince of darkness (Ephesians 2:2). Satan has his followers among wicked angels (Matthew 25:41). Satan also has his followers in those who
reject the gospel of Christ (Romans
This spiritual war is one we can
win. We have tremendous weapons in this
war against the devil. Weapons that are strong enough to cast down “every high thing that
exalts itself against the knowledge of God (2 Corinthians 10:3-6).”
We have armor that shields against the attacks of Satan (Ephesians
The captain of our army is Jesus
Christ (Hebrews
Just as physical wars become grueling and gruesome so too can this spiritual war. We must be able to “endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 2:3).” And while we are enduring this battle we must not allow the affairs of this world to distract us from our purpose (2 Timothy 2:4).
For each individual this spiritual
war shall last a lifetime. For the world
as a whole this war began in