Preparing for battle As part of the Lord’s army, our commander has given us our marching orders, along with his authority, to take dominion from the enemy. The Holy Spirit in Ephesians 6 presents the equipment of our warfare. In the Spiritual war, the Lord’s soldier need to be equipped with the armor of God, not the armor of flesh. For this reason, we need to plan and prepare for battle. Overcoming the Strongholds in our own life is training for those, who choose to advance the kingdom of God. We are now to apply the lessons we learned in defensive warfare, and apply them in offensive warfare. Types of Warfare In any battle, there are two sides, offensive and defensive. For example, Rome conquered territory from tribes and nations, starting from the city-state of Rome. They took territory from defending forces, which resisted Rome’s advance. Rome was on the offensive, however once territory was taken and held, Rome would setup strongholds, to keep territory. Eventually over time, other nations and groups rose up with sufficient power and strength to resist Rome. Rather then defending themselves, they went on the offensive, conquering territory from Rome. For example the Carthaginian general Hannibal (247-183 B.C.), led an army into Italy, after crossing the Mediterranean Sea, to the very gates of Rome. The history of nations and kingdoms can be traced to offensive and defensive campaigns. Israel, the descendents of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, were literally claiming territory for the Kingdom of God, by advancing in the land of Canaan. Canaan was a land dominated by darkness; Israel was to displace the darkness, establishing a kingdom of Priests and Kings obeying the righteous commands of the Lord. They did not complete the task. In the same way, we have the opportunity not only to defend ourselves from Satan Defensive Spiritual Warfare. We can advance the Kingdom of God on Satan’s kingdom, claiming territory he controls. This is offensive; we are taking away Satan’s domain, with the authority given to us by Jesus Christ this is Offensive Spiritual Warfare.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:31:45 +0000
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