Thursday 23/5/13

Ephesians 6:11-12 ESV

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

We are not fighting a physical battle, but a spiritual battle. We do not wrestle against men of flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of evil who are ruling and holding authority in the spirit & mind of men in this world. Therefore, we must armed ourselves with spiritual weapons - the armor of God - so that we can stand against the attack of the devils, spiritually via scheming and materially via motivating men under their control. Our goal is not to win physically, but to liberate souls from the evil spiritual rulers via the Gospel of God.