May the mumbling commence!
If the Holy Spirit is our protector, then who are our
enemies? It is a good question. Paul seeks to answer this question in the
last chapter of his letter to the Ephesians.
Read a passage from chapter six below (NIV):
Finally,
be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the
devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Verses 10-12)
Our enemy is not made of flesh and blood. We cannot put a face to our enemy. If we could, it would be our own face!
Our enemy is the rules – hidden and out in the open –
that the world around tries to place on us.
These rules are in direct conflict with our calling as a set apart
people. The rules have to do with
authority and power – who holds the authority and power.
We know them. We
know about things like “might equals right”, “look out for number one”, and
“survival of the fittest”. You know many
like them. With these rules, we find
ourselves in constant conflict with one another to see who gets to be on top of
this mountain of misinformation – the mountain of refuse.
These things war inside us with the workings of the Holy
Spirit. Let us seek the life that the
Holy Spirit of God inspires in us. Let
us feed that part of our soul, because the part that we feed is the part that
will grow and survive.
We have seen the enemy, and the enemy is us.
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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