Biblically speaking, we are soldiers engaged in warfare. Our weapons are not physical, like guns or grenades but they are more powerful than their physical counterparts.
God tells us to suite up! Put on the full armor of God because our battle is not against our political rivals and their socialist agenda. Instead, we find our enemy hiding in the heart and mind of the human host.
Satan is our enemy and his army is alive and well, infiltrating the thoughts, soul, and spirit of a generation that has been deceived and deprived of the message of salvation. Unfortunately, many Christians downplay spiritual warfare and have inadvertently opened a door to a battlefield that is bolder and more intense than we could have imagined a few decades ago. So what can believers do to counteract this assault?
Get Back to Basic Training.
Prayer is warfare activity. It is a strategic weapon that should be our first line of defense. Think of prayer as hand to hand combat strategically driven by a passion to see our requests answered. We can pray anywhere, at ant time and with all types of prayers. Just talking to God is a form of prayer. There is no need for formality. "Keep on asking and you will receive." (Matthew 7:7)
Pray without ceasing.
The Bible teaches us to be in communication with God 24/7. We are to pray when the enemy is far off and when he is at our door. In other words keep your weapon loaded and ready. Our ammunition is faith. Our equipment won't fire unless we load this cartridge into the chamber of our hearts. Expect God to answer in his time and his way, no matter how long it takes. "Do not be anxious about anything., but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God. (Philippians 4:6)
Engage the enemy.
Prayer is an exercise in discipline, faith, and trust. You can't fight unless you trust your Commander in Chief, Jesus Christ. The enemy uses people to carry out his evil plans but we are fighting a spiritual battle that can not be won with human devices. Our best laid plans fail to bring lasting reform. Only God can change a life and he tells us, his soldiers, to pray for our enemies, for those who persecute us, for those who hate us and for those who are eternally lost. The enemy will use whatever obstacles he can to distract us from this mission. When you drop the ball, and chances are you will, pick it up again. Discipline is not about perfection as much as little steps of obedience. "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." (Colossians 4:2)
Engage the enemy.
Prayer is an exercise in discipline, faith, and trust. You can't fight unless you trust your Commander in Chief, Jesus Christ. The enemy uses people to carry out his evil plans but we are fighting a spiritual battle that can not be won with human devices. Our best laid plans fail to bring lasting reform. Only God can change a life and he tells us, his soldiers, to pray for our enemies, for those who persecute us, for those who hate us and for those who are eternally lost. The enemy will use whatever obstacles he can to distract us from this mission. When you drop the ball, and chances are you will, pick it up again. Discipline is not about perfection as much as little steps of obedience. "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." (Colossians 4:2)
God is raising up an army.
Together, like a massive military revolution, we can hold hands across the globe and pray for an outpouring of God's forgiveness and love. Let's turn up the heat and spend some serious time in the trenches, on our knees, praying for God to heal our families, our nation and our world. He promises to hear and answer us. "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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