Attack, Attack, Attack

Attack, Attack, Attack

Many Christians find it very surprising, and even off putting, to find themselves in “difficulties”. More precisely, they are completely taken aback when told that they are under attack from Satan and his minions. “How can this possibly be?” Well, I’ve got some news for many people. 

We live in a fallen world. Satan is the “Prince of this world”, the “Prince of Darkness”, and many other titles too numerous to mention. If he senses that Christians are positioning themselves for an attack on his position, like any other being, he will defend himself and his territory. He most often does this by attacking those who would take territory off him. And he doesn’t care at all how much he hurts us in the process. Paul said that he is like a prowling lion seeking those he can kill or destroy.

So when he picks up on any little thing that might infringe his territory or damage his position, the first thing he does is to seek out ways of attacking us first. This is why we need to cover everything we do in layer upon layer of prayer. In fact, we are taking this so seriously that we are preparing to have a prayer team interceding for every service and meeting in our church. “Your will be done” comes at a price and some are not aware or prepared to pay that price.

This is what spiritual warfare is all about. Its about protecting ourselves and our loved ones, church, and families from the attacks of the evil one. Its about safeguarding our health, our finances, and our children. If you take your family, particularly your children, into a dangerous situation, then you make sure your safety procedures are in place. It is exactly the same with spiritual warfare. Spiritual warfare is a dangerous activity so you protect yourself and those around you. You cover them by the Blood of the Lamb and the power of the Holy Spirit so as to afford them as much protection as possible. 

Because we, as a church, are entering into spiritual battles for the unsaved souls of those around us, we need to protect ourselves from the attacks of the enemy. He will not hesitate to try to take us out of the battle any way he can and we must not hesitate to fight and repel his attacks.

Whoever said Christianity or being a Christian is dull – or easy?