February 7
If there has ever been any doubt that the Christian life is one of virtually continual warfare, we need only read the Bible to discover there are within the pages of this book we venerate countless admonitions to be vigilant, to be prepared, to be sober in order to successfully engage the enemy of our souls in battle.
If we understand the nature of our foe, we will believe that his intention is to rob us of all that the Lord wants us to have—first of all, of salvation, and also of relationship with Jesus and certainly, he would purloin the power Jesus has assured is to be in our prayers. Theft is the evil one’s stock-in-trade.
The enemy of our soul also seeks our destruction. Certainly, it will suffice his intent if he merely shatters our faith. If, when the winds of adversity blow, we jump the ship of faith, he will have accomplished his destructive mission. But he prefers that in so doing, he also leaves us spiritually dead to the claims of Christ. How do we then engage this warfare that has been thrust upon us?
How do we avoid the enemy’s stinging darts and fiery arrows?
I Thessalonians 5:8 says that we are to be armed for battle, to engage head-on—“We must be sober and put on the breastplate of faith and love; we must wear the helmet of hope and salvation.” If we do, we may be assured that we will stand in the day of battle—and prevail!
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