-The King's Battle is Spiritual
-Ephesians 6:10-18

"We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of the world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
--(Ephesians 6:12, KJV) - bible

The devil was so real for Martin Luther that he threw his inkwell at him. The ink stain can still be seen on the wall of his study!

We need to know that our struggles against sin and wickedness are a battle against demonic forces. "The battle is not yours, but God's" (2 Chronicles 20:15). If we think the struggle is solely our responsibility, we may become introspective and despairing.

Knowing that the battle is spiritual is a challenge to harness God's power in our lives through prayer. Put on the armor of God. As the foot soldiers of the King, trust Him and do the next thing. Paul urges us to behave like men (1 Corinthians 16:13), reminding us that God works in us to will and to act...Someone else once said, "Pray as if it is all God's responsibility, and act as if it is up to you alone."

David, facing Goliath, was strengthened knowing that "You came against me with sword and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty" (1 Samuel 17:45).
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We look forward to that last day when, "The strife is o'er, the battle done;
Now is the Victor's triumph won." (author unknown, 1695)

--Haven Today

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]