The King is coming. Do you know Him?

“Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes” (Ephesians 6:11, NIV).


“Tremendous principalities, powers and rulers of darkness are at work in our world at this moment. The Bible indicates that our enemies are powerful. The Bible describes Satan as the enemy of God and warns us distinctly against Satan as a cruel adversary: ‘Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour’ (1 Peter 5:8, NIV). The archenemy of Jesus Christ is always attacking His followers. No Christian anywhere in the world is exempt from this great spiritual conflict. God has no place for spiritual pacifists. Every Christian is conscripted for both defensive and aggressive warfare. The greatest contribution that you can possibly make as an individual Christian is to keep up your daily devotions; live a clean, honest, humble, Spirit-filled life; trust God to guard and protect you morally, physically and spiritually; then become part of that vocal minority that is openly and publicly witnessing for Jesus Christ.”

 

“We need to be aware of spiritual warfare. A lack of awareness places us at the mercy of Satan’s influence and often leads to the danger of becoming a casualty of the war. Being aware of the enemy’s activity leads us to resist and to reject being pressed into the world’s mold or compromising our obedience by giving in to temptation. We need to develop a meaningful prayer life. Prayer is the divinely ordained vehicle that enables us to tap into the power of God and bring it to bear on our own lives and on our ministry opportunities. Through prayer we have the privilege of developing spiritual protection to help shield us from attacks that the enemy sends our way. Our call in Christ is to walk purposefully and vigilantly for the sake of the Kingdom. We are to be on the move for Christ” (Bob Beltz).

Father, help us each day as we face spiritual warfare. Teach us to become rooted in Your Word and in the power of Your Spirit. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

 

Billy Graham