Ephesians 6:12

"For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere." Ephesians 6:12

Friends, If we could allow Paul to be our drill sergeant for just a moment... he has something to say that needs drilled into our mind right now. We are wrestling with something, and he does mean "A Thing"... it's not of flesh and blood. By saying that it is not flesh and blood is not just so you'll stop fighting with people, but because of the fact that our enemy is "not a thing of flesh and blood" IS EVEN MORE ALARMING!

These "things"... their job is to CONTROL you, to DEFILE you, to HARASS you, to TORMENT you, and to DRIVE you to DO, SAY, THINK, and FEEL things you wish you could eliminate from your life. We know from Col 1:16, that these things (demons) can be, both VISIBLE and INVISIBLE. We know that they are militaristic, in that they rank and set themselves up in structures of THRONES -DOMINIONS -PRINCIPALITIES -POWERS. Contrary to popular belief, they cannot be killed...

But, Paul is about to give us something more powerful than the great power these creatures have over the common man. Yes, Soldiers of Christ... Brothers and Sisters in arms, we are about to suit up and stay suited up, to chase, hold back, regain ground, set fleeing, these we know to be our enemy. Listen, some of these vile things are inside our loved ones, and you will have to eventually deal with them... although it is said that we don't wrestle against flesh and blood... that doesn't mean it won't feel like you are, because the thing inside your loved one is controlling them AGAINST you. You cannot hate them, though you will be tempted to. You will see in the issue of this armor, the nature of our new war-fighting equipment is NOT for the purpose of harming people, no matter if satan himself is within them!

Let's pick up with Ephesians verse 6:13 next time.

I love you.