Do You Not Take Spiritual Warfare Seriously Enough?

　　Paul warned the church at Ephesus that “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12).

　　War has been declared by Satan against the Christian, and the Christian takes up arms against this foe. But why would Satan bother with believers? After all, if we are saved, what can he do to us?

　　It turns out that Satan can and does accomplish a great deal even though he can never be as powerful as Jesus. Thomas Sappington describes Satan as “a personal, spiritual being” who is always fighting against the Lord’s will, in our lives and in the world generally.

　　He cannot win--so how can spiritual warfare hurt us? Just take a look at your life and the world around and you know the Evil One has been effective.

　　But something we can do in modern Christianity is willfully turn a blind eye to the very real spiritual battle that is happening right now, as we speak. And this gives Satan much more influence than we realize.

　　Here are 4 reasons to take the spiritual battle very seriously, and finally, what you can do to fight back.