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What Is It?

We are at war. At stake is the welfare of every man, woman, and child that’s alive today. Most of this fighting can’t be detected by the naked eye. Most of the battles can’t be heard. The injured and killed are not obvious. The enemy is invisible. But nevertheless, this war is a vicious one.

The war has been going on for a long time and trumps World War II and all other wars combined in its importance.

The war is for the hearts and minds of people. It’s a war for people to accept the reality of Jesus and what he has done for them. At stake are their eternal destinies. Most will be casualties. Only a few will emerge victorious (Matthew 7:14).

You may say, “I don’t want to fight. I don’t want to be in a war. I just want to be left alone and enjoy life.” But like it or not, you are in a war and are either a soldier for God or Satan.

Are We At War?

If we are genuine Christians, God sees us as his soldiers fighting with him against his enemy Satan. He uses the following military terms and phrases to refer to our lives:

• Put on the full armor

• Stand against

• Flaming arrows

• Soldier

• The enemy is trying to devour you

• The enemy is trying to kill and destroy you

• Life is a struggle against supernatural evil forces

• Held captive

Some more evidence that we are at war is the following:

• Satan declared war on all Christians (Revelations 12:17)

• Christians are to help people escape from being held captive by Satan to do what he wants them to do (2 Timothy 2:26)

• “No soldier (a Christian) in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier” (2 Timothy 2:4).

We can try to desert. We can try to surrender. But there is much truth in the saying that “a hero dies but once, a coward dies a thousand deaths.”

Next time we will share how we can be equipped to serve our commander with distinction.