Mighty Weapons

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfareare not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. 2 Cor 10:3-6 (NKJV)

There is a misnomer that is widely circulated among Christians. (That Satan is viewed as roughly the equal opposite of God) Kind of a yin-yang view of the struggle between the forces of good and evil. This is simply not the truth! Satan is not in the same class as God, and should be viewed as a vastly inferior being. Since this is true--why is it that in many of the battles that we fight as Believers we find ourselves stooping to the use of carnal weapons? You know--why do we fight fire with fire? Why do we insist on fighting with vastly inferior weapons?

As Believers in Christ there are many Biblical values that are being challenged by the civil powers that rule over us. These are issues that greatly matter to us. They bother us enough that we cannot let them go unchallenged. So, we picket, politic and protest in response. By using carnal weapons we also polarize the opposition and give them enough rope to hang us in the courts of public opinion. At the very least, such tactics are not being very effective. The question is this: "How can we be more effective in fighting evil?"

Make no mistake--we must fight. Edmond Burke is correct: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." We cannot sit back and simply hope that things get better. God does have a strategy for us to try--it starts when the people of God (both collectively and as individuals) pick up the mighty spiritual weapons that God has made available. We cannot hope to legislate morality; however we can take hope, because moral legislation occurs naturally in the wake of spiritual revival. Our first wave of spiritual weapons should include: Prayer and Intercession--Repentance of God's People--An Attitude of Humility -Speaking the Truth in Love--Practicing the Fruit of the Spirit. These are mighty weapons...time to fight!

Prayer: "Dear Father, it seems so strange to fight a battle with weapons that are pro-active rather than destructive. It is so contrary to our basic nature. I want to tell people off and let them know how badly they are mistaken or corrupt in their thinking. I guess that I need to humble myself and learn how to speak the truth in love--Your love. Help me to pray and to gravitate to the spiritual weapons that will make me more effective. I also pray that You would help me to look at those trapped in sin with more compassion. Amen"