A wicked and perverse generation is this. The times are evil and hence it is even more important to follow God's commands. Below are just a few of the evil things people like me and my friends' circle have witnessed recently:
1. Evil doctrinal theories about time, and the travelling backwards in time, not forward.
2. Saints of the Church being ridiculed, and wickedly called atheist and evil.
3. Saints' private journals of past regrets being held open to the whole wide world to see and glare at.
4. Wickedness among the powerful to try to suppress the pure at heart.
5. People attempting to yoke the Saints of the Church with unbelievers in order to bring them to nothing.
Beloved, Spiritual warfare is real. Satan our arch-enemy lives, and would like nothing more than for us to forsake the path God has laid out for us, and go astray. Scripture cautioned us against all of these things a very long time ago. Therefore, put on the Whole Armor of God:
The Whole Armor of God
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication." Ephesians 6:10-18
Beloved, the Spiritual Battle is real. It is not played out against those who are in the world, as they belong to Satan already, and death is their final destination. It is played out against the Saints and the people of God destined for eternal life. The stronger you are in faith the bigger the arrows the enemy fires at you. In the final analysis your Spiritual armor is what protects you from the evil one. Keep your armor at hand and use it often, because the evil one can and will throw fiery darts at you, you can bet on it.
1. Evil doctrinal theories about time, and the travelling backwards in time, not forward.
2. Saints of the Church being ridiculed, and wickedly called atheist and evil.
3. Saints' private journals of past regrets being held open to the whole wide world to see and glare at.
4. Wickedness among the powerful to try to suppress the pure at heart.
5. People attempting to yoke the Saints of the Church with unbelievers in order to bring them to nothing.
Beloved, Spiritual warfare is real. Satan our arch-enemy lives, and would like nothing more than for us to forsake the path God has laid out for us, and go astray. Scripture cautioned us against all of these things a very long time ago. Therefore, put on the Whole Armor of God:
The Whole Armor of God
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication." Ephesians 6:10-18
Beloved, the Spiritual Battle is real. It is not played out against those who are in the world, as they belong to Satan already, and death is their final destination. It is played out against the Saints and the people of God destined for eternal life. The stronger you are in faith the bigger the arrows the enemy fires at you. In the final analysis your Spiritual armor is what protects you from the evil one. Keep your armor at hand and use it often, because the evil one can and will throw fiery darts at you, you can bet on it.