What is the greatest fight we are to fight in this life, whether as an individual or a family or a church or a community or a nation or as the international community of nations or simply, as the human race?
It is not what you and I may think. It is not a physical fight against flesh and blood but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 6:12). This is what God, Our Creator, Our Lord and Savior instructs us in His Holy Word, the Bible. God says "Fight the Good Fight of Faith" in I Timothy 1:18.
This Fight of Faith is fighting against Satan, our common enemy and against sin. Again, it is not a physical warfare. It is a spiritual warfare. We are to fight against the principalities and powers of the air. We, by ourselves, are nothing and can do nothing (John 15:5). So, we need to battle and fight, not in our own names but in the Name of Our Lord God, the Almighty One. He gives us the victory. He is the One who makes us more than conquerors (Romans 8:37) over the flesh, temptations, the world, death, Satan and sin. We need to wear the armor of God (Ephesians 6:11) to fight in God's Army over the enemies of our souls, the devil, demons, and evil spirits. Our armor is the Truth, Righteousness, the Gospel of Peace, Faith, Salvation, the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, and prayers in the Spirit (Ephesians 6:14-18).
Our fight is a fight against lies and deceit, against impurity and immorality, against violence and crime, against sickness and disease, poverty and death, against corruption and injustice, against illiteracy and ignorance, against exploitation and abuse, against all kinds of sins.
Our fight is a fight for the Truth, for purity and morality, for peace, for health and prosperity, for justice, for education and liberation, for Freedom and Joy in Christ to the praise, honor and glory of Our Good God.
This is where we should be spending our limited time on planet Earth, with the energy, knowledge, skills, talents, and resources that God has freely given us, not otherwise.
Be careful and vigilant, brother and sister-in-Christ! Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith (I Peter 5: 8-9).
God bless you.
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