If you believe in the Bible, you believe in Jesus.
And if you believe in Jesus, you’ve got to believe the Devil is real.
That means that spiritual warfare is real since Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy.
If we’re going to survive spiritually in the cosmic conflict between good and evil, between the magnet of God’s will and the malicious scheming of Satan, we need to take seriously the call to prepare ourselves for spiritual warfare.
That means learning the Bible and having its truths ready for application when spiritual turmoil comes against us.
Paul told us that the Bible is our sword, needed for rightly dividing truth from falsehood.
Jesus showed us during His time in the wilderness that scriptures aptly spoken can rebuke Satan and even cause him to flee.
The Old Testament book of Nehemiah reminded me this morning of who important it is for us to be armed in the conflict against evil.
Nehemiah was writing of physical weapons when he described those rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem many years after the exiles’ return from Babylon. But the principle clearly applies spiritually.
“The laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon.”
(Nehemiah 4:16)
In all that you do to set a good example of faith in front of family, friends, acquaintances and strangers — even during the difficult times — please make sure that scripture is never far from your mind and that every action and word is guided by a biblical principle.
Even if you’re not quoting scriptures right and left.
Let the words of Colossians 3:17 guide you — “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”
With this principle in mind, we’ll be ready for anything.
As always, I love you
Martin
