Be Ready!

We are at war! Paul is very clear about this in the book of Ephesians. Our battle is against spiritual forces, principalities and authorities in another realm. Their weapons of choice are confusion, perversion of God’s Word, despair, and offering false hope in things of this world. They are effective and powerful. The ultimate goal is to get us to place our identity in something other than Christ.

The evidence of their effectiveness is evident in a world of sport groupies, Swifties, political passions, brand loyalties, and so on. We proclaim passionate loyalty to many things and at the same time church membership is at it’s lowest point in the history of our country. The battle is real!

What are we to do? I will keep this simple.

Paul says we need Truth, Righteousness, Preparation, Faith, Salvation, God’s Word, and Prayer.

I capitalized each of these words intentionally. All of them are part of what we find in Christ. We are given total authority over all of these powers, but if we don’t dwell in the source of our authority…See where I am going?

I will keep this simple. Study God’s Word. Worship with your Community. Take the power given to you! Jesus said we should not fear. He has overcome the world.