The Lies Of War (Part 1)

The Lies Of War (Part 1)

You are involved in a deadly combat with a merciless enemy who is driven by an all consuming, burning hatred of God, His people, and all that is pure and holy. 

Paul told the Corinthians in Ephesians 6:12 AMP:

‘For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood--contending only with physical opponents-- but against the despotisms, against the powers, against (the master spirits who are) the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.”

Paul compared our spiritual conflict to wrestling. Wrestling involves two opponents, each exerting force and strength against the other. In a wrestling match, each opponent enters the arena and the clang of a bell sounds to indicate the beginning of the match. The wrestlers grab hold of one another, each striving to gain an advantage over his opponent. They struggle. They fight. They choke. They throw one another to the floor. Round after round, they wrestle until one is declared the winner.

The moment you were born into the Kingdom of God, you entered the arena of spiritual warfare and the spiritual wrestling match began. Unlike wrestlers in the natural world who can see their opponent face-to-face, you are wrestling with spiritual forces that you cannot see, touch, or feel with your natural senses. Paul told the Ephesians, “...we are not wrestling with flesh and blood.”

Some people are so deceived that they are not even aware that a spiritual battle is going on! They are unable to detect the strategies of Satan and to use the powerful weapons God has given them to fight the enemy. As a result, they are living in spiritual defeat.

As a believer, you are involved in an unseen war that is raging all around you. Satan and the forces of darkness are not figments of your imagination, they are real! Satan has developed strategies to discourage, tempt, deceive, and defeat you. The major goal of his schemes is to rob you of your inheritance as a child of God. He wants to abort your spiritual foundation through deception.

You must realize that you are not wrestling with flesh and blood. You are wrestling against principalities, powers, and spiritual wickedness. It is an ongoing battle, but one in which you will prevail because you are supernaturally equipped for the battle. You are an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb!