There’s no getting around it. We are in a spiritual war. We aren’t in a war with people, although that happens. The battle is with our scheming, vile, enemy—the devil.
The apostle Paul was perfectly clear about what kind of war we’re in when he wrote to the struggling believers in Ephesus (and to us today) instructing, “stand firm against all the strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.” (Eph. 6:11-12 NLT)
At first glance, these words might cause us to be a little fearful and even intimidated. How is it possible to defeat an invisible enemy? What