Battle of Spiritual Realm

#opinion #Spiritual Battle #C.S. Lewis #World War I One hundred years ago this spring, a ferocious battle raged in in the French village Riez du Vinage.  Amidst the savage German bombardment, a shell exploded near a young British lieutenant, plunging shrapnel into his body. The soldier—an atheist named Clive Staples Lewis—survived, and went on to write many books on Christian apologetics—books that would likely not have been written had he not known the horrors of warfare. As my friend Joe Loconte writes in National Review, “The experience of war would transform [Lewis], launching him on a spiritual journey that culminated . . . in his conversion to Christianity.” That transformation began with mechanized butchery on an unprecedented scale. Lewis, a lieutenant in the Somerset Light Infantry, spent five miserable months in the trenches. He later described “the frights, the cold, the smell of [high explosives], the horribly smashed men still moving like ...

Dr. David Jeremiah   Turning Point Fatigue. Anxiety. Stress. Temptation. Fear. Despair. Lies. Revenge. Sound familiar? These eight lies are the devil's favorite schemes for distorting our view of reality. He wants us to believe that it's okay to stay in a place of suffering forever, okay to believe there isn't anything that can be done, okay to live in defeat. Perhaps no other temptation is as easy to embrace as a simple lie, yet accepting even one of the enemy's most innocuous deceits initiates a slippery slope downward from the reality of God's Truth to the pit of despair. (The truth is, Christ has made us Overcomers! Discover how to overcome Satan’s lies with the spiritual armor God gives us in Ephesians 6).   The Father of Lies The enemy wants you to believe his lies. But keep in mind who the enemy truly is. In just three simple verses, Scripture gives us an accurate pictu...

5 Damaging Assumptions Applied to 'The Lord Will Fight for You' Jolene Underwood Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer In Exodus 14:14 we’re reminded that God sees what we’re going through and acts on our behalf. The verse reads, “The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.” Other translations replace the word still with “calm” (NLT) or “silent” (ESV). Whichever way you read it, the words and concept are powerful for weary hearts in need of hope. While this passage has brought comfort to many, there are times we apply unhealthy meaning to scripture verses—Including this one. We make assumptions which keep us from experiencing God at work and strengthened in our souls for times of adversity. When misused and misapplied, we miss out on more of the peace, joy, and freedom God gives. Here are  five damaging assumptions we apply to “the Lord will fight for you.” Photo Credit: ©Pexels/Johannes-Plenio Assumption #1: We don’t have t...

James W. Goll, Franklin, TN We are in a last days battle for the true and pure prophetic to come forth. It is a battle between the demonic powers of Jezebel's influence and the promised restoration of the spirit of Elijah. In the natural, Biblical setting, Queen Jezebel manipulated King Ahab and pressured the prophets into hiding. Elijah came forth with an authentic prophetic mantle to dismantle the ruling false power. As it was in this historical context, there are parallel lessons for us to learn and apply in our day. It is time to expose Jezebel's influence and for the authority and anointing of the true prophetic to disarm this fierce, dark force! Let's look at Queen Jezebel's background and the tactics she demonstrated. Background on Queen Jezebel and Her Tactics A Look at 1 Kings 16:31, "It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal...