Wage War

I like 2 Corinthians 10:3-5. The primary reason I like this passage is because it paints a picture of battle and in my heart I truly want to fight the good fight of faith. This passage tells me 3 primary things:

1) I am to be offensive, meaning that I am to engage in battle.
2) I do not fight the way that those in the world fight.
3) When I choose to fight with the weapons of the Spirit, I have divine power.

What are the weapons of the Spirit? For me, some of them are: prayer, the Word of God, praising God, thanking God, the words we speak, the thoughts we think and the things we do.

Every time I engage in prayer or give praise or thanksgiving to God, I am waging war. When I speak words of faith derived from the Word of God, I am waging war. When I let love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control shine forth from me, I are waging war.

Is there really a war going on? Without a doubt I believe so. I am in a war and I wage war because there is something for me to fight for. I wage war because there is something waging war against me. I wage war because there is a war going on over the souls of mankind.

When do I wage war? It is my humble opinion that I should wage war all the time. If I am not waging war, then I am on the sidelines. If you are on the sidelines, then what are you doing with the new life that God has given you?

Wage war!


In Christ,
Clint Herman