Typically, I write my main point at the beginning of an Interruption and then repeat it several times in the blog post for emphasis. But in this Interruption, I’ve left the focal thought for the end. It needs some build-up to make sense, so let’s read about Saul, David, Spiritual Warfare, and then the Psalms! […]
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Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4, ESV). I suggest we all read Sam Storm’s book Understanding Spiritual Warfare! Why? Because spiritual warfare lies behind the difficulties most of us are going through right now. Not knowing
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Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, save me!” (Psalm 116:3-4, NLT) Nighttime can be a time of spiritual warfare for me. I wake up at 3 a.m. and can’t go back to sleep. Something
Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil (Ephesians 6:11, NLT). The Bible teaches that the Devil is scheming against us. He knows our weaknesses better than we do and lays traps to ensnare us. The Book of Job contains one of
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In this Interruption we are going to consider the Nephilim. Immediate responses from readers of this blog could be… Duh, what’s a Nephilim? Has Pastor Grant been walking around in the third heaven too much recently? Nephilim are strange characters referred to as “sons of God” or “fallen ones” or “giants” or “fallen angels” in
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil (Ephesians 6:11). When the Apostle Paul writes the above verse, he is chained to a Roman soldier. Setting an example for upcoming generations of preachers, Paul used his circumstance to illustrate victory in spiritual warfare. The Roman soldier
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We all have sleepless nights. Many of us wake up regularly at 3 a.m. I hear reports of Christians sensing evil in their rooms at night. Chip Ingram in his book, The Invisible War, writes of a night in India: I fell asleep quickly that night but awakened within a couple of hours. My room
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him (Psalm 34:7-8)! There is a connection between Rest and Spiritual Warfare – both connect in the fear of the Lord. If we don’t learn spiritual warfare how can we
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Someone once told me, “I feel helpless; I’m overwhelmed.” What!? With all the spiritual weaponry described in the New Testament at our disposal! Understanding these weapons in both knowledge of their existence and with practical experience is essential. In any spiritual fight, you are in an M1 tank while the hordes of hell attack you
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You have a fight on your hands. Ephesians 6:12 reads: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood…” (The New American Standard Version ’95) “Your hand-to-hand is not with human beings…” (The Passion Translation) “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood…” (English Standard Version) “We are in the ring with the MMA
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