The Fight Is Not Physical

It’s important that we pay attention to the things that are going on around us because many of the things that are happening were either prophesized about some time ago or we were warned about some time ago. Right now, in our country, we are on literally on the brink of disaster not because of who the president is or what sports team is winning or, as disheartening as it may be, to learn of the real horrors of the political system and Hollywood, to name just a few.

The disaster that I speak of is not being alert of what’s truly going on around us and scripture warned us about this: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” (1 Peter 5:8). Trust me, I get it about life and how difficult things become. Schedules become hectic and life gets in the way as bills come due and we do not have enough time to see what is truly going on around us but the truth is that what’s happening around us is a part of the spiritual realm.

This is not a part of life that many people truthfully look at or entertain because people either do not have time or do not understand it or don’t believe in but scripture speaks of this time and time again: “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]” (Ephesians 6:12). It is true that we do walk in the flesh but again, we do not fight against the flesh but this concept is truly difficult for people to understand but we must understand that the real fight is against the evil spirits and demonic forces of this world.

The King James Version mentions the principalities and powers of this world six different times and in other versions of scripture, words such as rulers, powers, authorities, and forces are used to describe the forces that this world is up against. Regardless of the words used, we must not lose sight that we are fighting against Satan’s forces and the various resources that he uses to commit his evils and rage war against God’s children. Unfortunately, too many people are distracted from Satan’s workings and/or are being entertained by the workings of Satan: “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14).

Let there be no mistake about it that many of the things that we enjoy are of Satan or have been hijacked by Satan. Many of the things that I used to enjoy were taken hostage by Satan and when I joined the ministry, I had to distance myself from them. Remember, anything that is not of God is not from God but more so, anything that takes us away from God is sin and some of the things that I was a part of, although not bad in nature, took me away from God so I had to separate myself: “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear” (Isaiah 59:2). Because we walk in the flesh, the things that we are after are not of God: “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death” (Proverbs 14:12).

Again, scripture warns us against the battle that we are up against and we must take heed of the warning before it is too later: “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5). While it is true that the teachers and prophets of the principalities and authorities of Satan cannot separate God’s children from Him as our victory is assured but we must be alert and aware or the burdens and hindrances of the spiritual realm will only intensify: “Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober” (1 Thessalonians 5:6).