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Warfare
Today, my wife and I took a cruise on the Leie River through the heart of the city of Ghent, in Belgium. As the guide gave us interesting information on different buildings and areas of the city and its history, I was struck by how many references there were to both political and religious wars. It seems that for centuries Europe was plagued with constant conflict of one sort or another.
This got me thinking about the warfare that the believer has on a daily basis. We don’t have physical battles, but we do have a very real spiritual warfare. “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). “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” (2 Corinthians 10:4).
We have a powerful enemy, Satan. However, we have a more powerful Lord, referred to many times as “The Lord of Hosts.” (The first time being 1 Samuel 1:3). He is also “the Captain of [our] salvation.” (Hebrews 2:10).
Yes, Satan is powerful, but our Lord is all-powerful!
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