Drawing Lines in the Spiritual Battle
Part 44 - Luke 11:14-28 (ESV) - Pastor Tim Kroeker
Colossians 2:15:
“He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, triumphing over them by the cross.”
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On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people and injured more than 6,000 others. The worst foreign attack on American soil in our nation’s history.
Nine days later President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of congress, vowing to use every resource available to defeat global terrorism. He issued an ultimatum to Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers: turn over Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the attacks, or face the consequences. The President went on to famously say, “Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.”
And so, the battle lines were clearly drawn.
But does such an unequivocal distinction between good and evil really exist? Isn’t life more about living in the grey?
As we continue on in our salvation story we read about a different kind of war going on, a spiritual war. Jesus was battling Satan and his demons. We often go about our day ignorant of the danger that exists or even our part in it. Jesus’ teaching reveals the seriousness of the situation as well as its singular solution. No one can remain neutral.
