On Enemies, Weapons and War

Facebook Post of a Friend, "The devil chase me every day of my life- I just pray he never catch me". As a hawk circles slowly above- Gliding along the air currents against the backdrop of a pristine blue sky- the ducks below calmly sit atop the sparkling water ............. floating peacefully .................oblivious to the enemy above preparing his onslaught. Another time- Another place- Another hawk- Perched high on a pine limb surveying his domain- in search of prey- When suddenly out of the sky come 2 Mockingbirds on the attack- The Mockingbirds move in and out with no hesitation- Using stealth and superior maneuverability to drive this devil away.

What about us-That old devil is there- Watching for his chance.

Do we run in fear? Do we sit in oblivion?

Lost to the reality of the threat.

Or maybe.......................It's time to fight!

Ephesians 6:10-18 (Excerpts) "Be strong in the Lord and His Mighty Power......Take your stand against the devil's schemes..........When the day of evil comes, stand your ground..... Stand Firm then with Truth, Righteousness, the Gospel of Peace, Faith, Salvation, the Word of God and Prayer.

Colossians 3:12-14 Clothe yourselves then with Compassion, Kindness, Humility, Gentleness and Patience. Bear with each other and forgive as the Lord forgave you- And over all these things put on Love, which binds them together in perfect unity.

Strange weapons aren't they- things like Love -Compassion- Forgiveness and Humility? Yet these are the very weapons our Lord used to defeat our great enemy- to overcome death and bring us to Life.

Hey Guys- Let's go to war today- Let's fight using the weapons of Love and Mercy and Forgiveness. Let's take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of us- Our Freedom and the Freedom of all those God brings our way today. No more running- No more trying to simply stay one step ahead of a scheming enemy- No more sticking our head in the sand- acting as if all the garbage we endure is just part of life.

No- Today let's take our stand- let's do it by intentionally, courageously Loving on every single human being God brings into our radar today. We can do this. We can rise up in Courage to advance the Kingdom of God- Today- One person at a time. We can do this.

Lord God Almighty, give me eyes to see today- to see all those places Love can make a difference. Lord Jesus, give me Courage today to come out of myself and show Your Life and Glory to all You bring my way. Holy Spirit of the Living God, move in me today to bring the Love and Grace of God to bear on every moment of the Life You give me.

Amen