Never Surrender

When we look at the life of Jesus we may think He was a pacifist. But we don’t understand war, the enemy or how to fight to make a difference.

We warn our children about strangers and teach them hoe to stay out of trouble, but the sad truth is, we don’t teach them how to fight the most important battles against the fiercest of enemies. Growing up I was taught to “turn the other cheek,” to avoid conflict at all costs because that was what a mature child would do. This worldly philosophy laid the groundwork for me being beaten and bullied by people who had no interest in a peaceful solution.

While Jesus never fought in the ways that most people think. He did engage in true warfare, an obedient soldier to the end, with victory being won on the cross.

There are conventional ways for fighting that we are all familiar with. We fight using our hands, our words, our finances, and sometimes with weapons. But these are earthly tactics that have no bearing on the real world of the Spirit. The Spiritual world is the real arena, with the physical being in poor reflection that we look into a darkened mirror, that doesn’t show the true reflection of reality for which we walk, but ghosts and shadows of limited existence. Earth is not where our true enemy is. The fight is in the Spiritual realm.

Every one of us had been trained, to a degree, to fight in the physical realm, but few understood how to put on the true armor and wield a sword. Maybe you are still groping in the dark and haven’t found the light, but if you’ve found Jesus, you can learn a battle plan, defense tactics, and weaponry that can defeat the real enemy.

Jesus didn’t use physical weapons, but He did use a pretty big sword, you tear down strongholds and cast aside arguments with anyone who would challenge Him. Jesus never backed down from a fight, but He didn’t engage in carnal battles but used warfare of a spiritual nature, which is the real arena. Jesus knew the enemy’s tactics and went directly at them with the sword of the Spirit – the Word of God. He understood that Satan, nor His minions can’t openly defy God because they are subject to His Laws and commands. They can corrupt, but they must be given permission. No demon, not even Satan, could go directly against God’s Will if they had not been given permission to do so first by God Himself.

Why does Satan/demons go after humanity?

There are multiple reasons and many books that go into those theories, but in my opinion I think, Satan and His minions (demons) cannot directly defy God, but they can indirectly defy Him by using humans as proxies. Humans can say no to God’s laws and commands, even if God were to allow bad things to happen to us. We have been given free will and nothing can take that away or make us change our hearts and minds if we choose a path to walk on, even if our decisions were to lead to destruction. Satan or his minions cannot directly defy whisper enticements and work our flesh so that we can defy God for them to the detriment of our souls.

This battleground is our fight, and it’s a fight we can lose by listening to Satan or his minions that doesn’t want us to read and learn the Bible or put on our armor.

Too often we are taught to ask God for help in every battle that comes our way. We run to the Father every time they playground bully hits us in the nose with tears wonderful “Why did he do that?” streaming down our faces. We allow satan or his minions to take the things God has given us, like our health, our relationships, and other assets God had entrusted to us to manage and care for. We wonder why bad things happen to us and never take into consideration that we allow satan and his minions to take over. He is going to keep kicking us while we’re down.

God has given us the tools and authority not only to fight but to win and take back everything the enemy has taken from us.

Jesus never collaborated with satan or the same peaceful co-existence. He fought until His dying breath on the cross. And God gave Him authority over heaven and earth, giving us authority to tramper satan and his minions every time they poke their heads into our lives. So, never surrender. Never be okay with letting satan or his minions take what is rightfully yours.

“When you lay down your weapon and have removed your armor, you have surrendered to the enemy, and they take no prisoners” – Robert Wimer

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places” -Ephesians 6:12

True strength comes from seeking God’s guidance and power rather than relying on our own abilities.