A Reflection On Spiritual Warfare

When I need to remain alert

We know life has its struggles, but we are often blissfully unaware that there is cosmic warfare going on around us, and it is always intense. We have been told to stay awake and keep watch, but we keep falling asleep.

Whether we like it or not, when we put our faith in Christ we left civilian life. We try to revert to a peacetime lifestyle whenever we can, but the attacks of the enemy have a way of reminding us where we are. We are on the battlefield, and though we know the outcome already, our opponent, Satan, forestalls his final defeat as long and as vengefully as he can.

That’s why the New Testament emphasizes faith and prayer as much as it does. Faith is our weapon against the enemy, and prayer is our communication with the headquarters from which come all our resources. And until we have been called home to Jesus, His orders for us remain the same—stay here and keep watch.

Stay here and keep watch with me.

Mark 14:34