Philistines,
Philistines, Philistines . . . . Seems like that's all you ever hear -
Philistines! Why? Well, in the Old Testament, they were the major,
long-standing enemy of GOD'S people. But
why so much "air-time" about them? Well, they are a parallel or type
of the enemy today. But, the enemy today is a spiritual form of Philistines
as referred to in Ephesians Chapter 6, ". . . rulers, against the authorities,
against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the
heavenly realms." And
yes, there are enemies in the physical realm as well, but the motivation comes from the
spiritual realm. That is why in Ephesians 6, just before the list of enemies, Paul
cautions us, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood." Here
is what I mean. Suppose there is someone at work who knows just exactly how to get
you upset and discouraged. Our natural response is to fight back by fighting the
natural person. But,
according to the Word, we are not to fight flesh and blood. This is a hard lesson to
learn. We are to war against the spiritual enemy behind that person. Just
like a "sock-puppet," when you pull out your hand, we defeat the spiritual
enemy in control, the natural enemy deflates. We are instructed to use the
armor of GOD, and "pray in the Spirit on all
occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests." David's
key to victory over the Philistines was to fight with the right weapons! Our
victory over the darkness of this world is the same! Make
a short list of the three enemies facing you at this time and use the passage in
Ephesians 6:10-18 to do battle. Click
here for a printer-friendly version of the Armor of GOD
(Ephesians 6:10-8). JESUS
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