The heart of spiritual warfare has to do with seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness as opposed to seeking the kingdom of the world from which we have been delivered. That warfare takes place in our walk with Christ, and our work for Him. Paul explains: “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth)” (Eph. 5:8–9; see also Titus 2:11-14; 1 Thess. 2:18). 

… to whom I now send you, to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light,
and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins
and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.
(Acts 26:17–18, NKJV)

How would you react if you heard this news alert? “A criminal has escaped and is on the loose in your neighborhood. He is a convicted murderer. Be alert and on guard. He is a master of disguise. Do not open the door.”

My guess is you would be on high alert.

That is precisely our situation as we live in what Paul calls “this present evil age” (Gal. 1:4). Peter urges us to “be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Pet. 5:8).

It’s been like this since the beginning, not the creation of the world but the beginning of existence in a fallen world. After Adam and Eve succumbed to the wiles of the serpent, they were exiled from the Garden of Eden. What would life be like on the other side of the fall?

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