There is no place in God’s army for cowards! The Psalmist tells us, “The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.” And what did the Lord think of such cowering cowardice? We are told God, “...chose not the tribe of Ephraim,” but rather, “he chose David,” the courageous shepherd boy (Psl. 78:9,67,70).
If I were an artist, and had to depict the Church today, I’d draw a picture of children playing on a battlefield. We no longer want to fight; we want to have fun. In the political world, they speak of “detente”. This is a French word meaning, “slacking the bow strings.” Christians are no longer aggressive warriors, but have settled down to a life of passivity. We have made a treaty with the devil of co-existence, and peace through compromise.
Satan knows he has but a short time. He is making a last ditch effort to defeat the purpose of God. Jesus promised, “...the gates of hell shall not prevail against [His Church].” Gates do not move; we are to storm the devil’s domain. David ran to meet his giant. The devil is to flee from us, not the opposite.
Let us put on the whole armor of God, take our position on the high ground, and, as children of the Kingdom of Light, attack the kingdom of darkness. May we bring back our churches, children, and ministries that have been taken captive by Apollyon. As we enter his dark domain, interceding in prayer for the deliverance of those bound by Satan, let us boldly say with the shepherd lad of old, “I come to you in the name of the Lord.”
Tis better to be at war with the devil than to be at peace with him!
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