A few days ago I had a very interesting question from a talk show host during a radio interview that I did on The Unseen War.  His question was whether I thought that discussing the topic of Satan and spiritual warfare could possibly leave us in a dangerous position of being open to the occult, much as the danger that is posed with playing with a ouija board.  I responded by stating that yes, it is dangerous, just not in the context that he was referring to.

Satan would love for us to not consider him, to continue to live out our lives under the guise of 'safety'.  And in that context, yes, the world is safer ... or so it seems.  Jesus spoke of this danger in the spiritual world as he first sent out his twelve disciples.  He said, 'Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace.  I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.' (Matt 10:34). And yet, peace is what we all want, isn't it?  Like us, the disciples were also looking for an easier life, and yet our King warns them in the same passage that he was sending them out like sheep among wolves. (v. 16).  Was he not, at that moment, dispelling any myths that life with him would be without danger?

Make no mistake, we are called to a very dangerous life, and as we begin living out this life that we are called to, all hell will literally be released against us.  The devil will be there to 'steal, kill and destroy' (John 10:10a).  But the good news is found in the second half of that verse: 'I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.' (John 10:10b)

You see, without the battle, we only get half of the story, the 'seen' story if you will.  We are left with making the best out of it that we can.  But as we enter the battle, as we recognize  our enemy, the 'unseen' story begins to unfold, and we learn to walk with our God, with our King in the midst of the battle. 

In short, we get LIFE.


To the King,

David

Just a footnote here, this is actually the second draft of this article.  The first one inadvertently got deleted.  Now who do you suppose would have the most to gain from that action?