Ephesians 6:10-12: “Finally,
be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so
that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against
the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the
heavenly realms.”
A path
of a Christian is not one of peace. The Bible tells us that we live in a
hostile world that is overpowered by sin and the evil one. We will always have
to fight in order to defend our faith and to advance in our spiritual walk. We
do not inspiration for that. I was inspired recently by reading 15inspirational Bible verses for everyone and decided to write a bit about
spiritual fight.
Of
course, you have to understand that our fight is not physical. We do not fight
with people. Far from it! We bless them, pray for them and preach them the good
news of the Gospel. Jesus told us not to keep a grudge against anybody.
However, He gave us an example how to fight against evil. Although Jesus died
on the cross, it was not a failure. His death was the biggest victory against
these forces of darkness.
Jesus
won redemption for us and taught us an eternal lesson that we conquer evil by
doing good. That is the strongest tool of our fight. You do not lose
spiritually if you lose materially. If you learn to forgive you do not really
fail when somebody offends you. God is just and He sees what happens in your
life as well as your daily behavior. You only lose if you fail to keep to the
word of God and start doubting His promises.
Following verses mention other ways of fight, but
all of those are spiritual. You protect yourself by knowing that God is your
righteousness. By loving others you get a breast shield from arrows of hatred.
The Word of God is your sword, which is a means of attack against all those
evil powers of darkness. Your readiness to preach the Gospel is yet another
means of battle for the Kingdom of God. I could go on and on, but it would be
much better if you read the entire 6th chapter of Ephesians to find
out more. God bless you in your spiritual fight.
