Some people don’t believe in satanic warfare. I’m not one of them. I had an important meeting regarding The Jesus Alliance this week and it took several weeks of hard work to set it up. I have not been sick in months, but the day I got on the plane on Monday I began to feel very sick. By the time I got to Phoenix I was so sick I could barely hold my head up and by the time of my first meeting on Tuesday morning I had all but lost my voice.
Coincidence?
Some might say that.
When I first noticed that I was getting sick I prayed and also asked for prayer from many of my friends and several responded and told me they were praying for me. As it turns out the meeting on Tuesday was one in which my participation was limited and they just wanted me to listen to a proposal and thus I had to offer only a very little input and thus did not have to talk. It was a good thing because by then I was barely squeaking.
Wednesday however, was an entirely different story; the meetings would be all day long and I would have to offer tremendous input about The Jesus Alliance to this important gathering of leaders.
Again I prayed and asked several friends to pray for me. Miraculously my voice was restored by Wednesday morning and though I felt terrible I got through the meetings and thoroughly briefed them on what our movement was doing and why. And then yesterday morning before flying home I had another vitally important breakfast meeting with a key ally, and my voice held up fine; however immediately after the meeting as I drove to the airport to come home and was talking on my cell phone I lost my voice entirely and could not speak at all above a croaky whisper.
Coincidence?
Some might say that.
But not me! I believe I was under attack by satan with this sudden sickness and I believe all of those prayers moved God to send help and intervene by restraining those demonic forces during the critical juncture of the meeting when I needed to speak.
Spiritual warfare sounds crazy to many people I know, but the inerrant Bible makes it very clear that we are engaged in it. So either we believe the Bible or we don’t.
I do.
Have a great weekend and be sure and go to Honey Lake Church (or somewhere) on Sunday. Gathering together with other believers is an important ingredient in putting on the full armor of God that will protect us while engaged in battle. What better place to worship the Lord than beautiful Honey Lake; I can’t wait.
Eph. 6:10
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
October 17, 2014 – Click here to listen