Who doesn't know the final words of the Apostle Paul in his letter to the believers in Ephesus? A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil (Ephesians 6:10-11). I must have read that a thousand times and maybe even more now that the world is in such a mess. I read it to remind myself over and over again that people are not my real enemy, the devil is. The battle is real The Bible makes it clear (and no, this is not a scene from Star Wars, it is a verse from God's Word): 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 (Ephesians 6:12). The other day, it occurred to me that this verse implies that we are in a fight. Okay, not against people, but fighting nonetheless. I asked myself: 'Am I fighting?...
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