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~ Spiritual War: Strategies ~

Strategy #1 (armor up)  ~  “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness [His righteousness], and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace [offering to others the peace you have]; above all, taking the shield of faith [trust in God alone] with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.  And take the helmet of salvation [protect your thinking], and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God [How well do you know the Word of God?]” (Ephesians 6:14-17).  Armor is useless unless you put it on, so armor up for the war you are in. 

Strategy #2 (pray in the Spirit)  ~  “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:18a).  We are to pray always—but always in the Spirit.  Prayer is the battle cry of the Christian. 

Strategy #3 (understand your orders)  ~  “Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:17).

Strategy #4 (be controlled by the Spirit of God)  ~  “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled [literally controlled by] with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18).

Strategy #5 (be grateful)  ~  “Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20).

Strategy #6 (reverence God)  ~  Submitting to one another in the fear of God” (Ephesians 5:21).

Strategy #7 (fellowship)  ~  “Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, … submitting to one another in the fear of God” (Ephesians 5:19, 21).

The Bottom Line Strategy (behave intelligently)  ~  “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16).

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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