Spiritual Warfare

Mat 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

What does this mean to you? Let us take a minute and think about this. What can we bind on earth that can be bound in heaven? What can we loose on earth that can be loosed in heaven? Let's go to Revelations and see what we find there.

Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

There is a war going on in heaven at this time. Just as there is a war going on on earth. The angels of God fight the angels of the devil. When we fight a spiritual battle the battles rages on in heaven just as it does with us. When we fight the good fight Satan's angels are pushed back. When we fail to fight the good fight satans angels push back the angles of God. (Dan 10:12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. Dan 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.) We see that Daniel prayed and fasted for twenty-one days but the Lord heard Daniel on the first day. Satan resisted Michael (one of the chief princes). There was a spiritual battle going on in heaven that caused Michael to be delayed to come to Daniel. Eventually in the end God will ultimately win the war.

Rev 12:8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Satan is cast out of heaven and will eventually be cast in the lake of fire (Mar 9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Mar 9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. ). All that are found not written in the Lamb's Book of Life will be cast into the lake of fire. (Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. )

When we loose the light of truth on earth the light shines in heaven also. This is the spiritual battle we fight daily. That light will always overcome darkness. Darkness does not ever overcome light. The tiniest light in the darkest place will be seen from far away. Darkness always flees light.

When we loose discord on earth discord is also loosed in heaven. Satan and his angels push back Michael and his angels. This is where we need to work on always fighting the good fight of faith. There is really nothing we cannot do if we do it in faith in Jesus Christ and the Word of God. It is time to stop fighting against one another and start fighting our enemy that hates us. We need to fight against satan and his powers of darkness that the light can cause the darkness to flee. Those that are not saved I urge you now to pray asking Jesus to forgive you for your sins and accept Him into your heart as your Saviour. He truly does love you so much that He gave His life for you and for me.

Prayer

Father God in heaven, we thank you for your holy Word. Your Word is life to us Father and marrow to our bones. We know that the battle rages on and we must fight the good fight and stop fighting one another. We ask that you help us to realize all that we can do to fight this spiritual battle. We ask also Father that the lost that read this have conviction put upon their hearts that they might also know you. Glory to you and you alone Lord, In Jesus mighty name, AMEN!!!!!!!