The mission of Battle Cry, as was stated in the early stages of writing the book, is to shine the Light into the darkness, to increase knowledge and awareness of God and spirituality, and to gain a better understanding of the spiritual battles that occur within us. We must recognize, acknowledge, and respond to the influence of the Spirit of God (the Light), yet at the same time, we must also recognize and acknowledge the influence of Satan (the dark). Simply put, you can’t believe in one without the other.
It would be very naïve of us to see how much of the written Word is about the devil, yet still deny his existence. Job 1:6–7 (NLT) says, “One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. ‘Where have you come from?’ the LORD asked Satan. Satan answered the LORD, ‘I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.’” Isn’t it interesting, Satan would be allowed to come before the Lord with the members of the heavenly court? Then, he uses the opportunity to tell the Lord he has been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.
One of our biggest mistakes is we marginalize Satan by lightheartedly visualizing this little figure with a pitch fork and a tail. This depiction is false. There’s nothing at all lighthearted about Satan. He’s foul, cruel, and heartless. His spiritual presence is so massive he can patrol the earth and watch everything that’s going on. With this kind of presence, is there any wonder why he is successful at spiritually attacking and keeping us separated from God? God is love and Satan is hate. Satan’s hate is revealed in his relentless campaign of evil and darkness. He hates that we have the opportunity to be in a loving relationship with God, and he wants us to miss it. He wants us to fail, and fail miserably. He wants to foster hate within each one of us. He wants us to hate ourselves and he wants us to hate one another.
The spiritual battle between good and evil exists between a thought and an action. After a decision is made, a direction in life is taken, and it becomes our reality. Our reality is a culmination of every spiritual battle we encounter and every decision we make. If you wonder how true this is, look around at how the darkness has affected our families, our friends, our towns, and our cities. We can see the devil has a foothold.
Author’s comments: If you want to experience a spiritual transformation, then listen to the prompting of the Spirit and make better decisions. Romans 8:11 (NLT) says, “The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.” If you wonder who’s influening you, a spiritual response to life is full of love, not hate!
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