We are in a war, a spiritual war. I regularly try to remind myself of this fact every day. It does not take very long for things to happen during any given day to make me realize that we really do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, and rulers of the darkness (Eph. 6:12).
The one major difference between this spiritual war that we are engaged in, and every other war that has ever transpired, is that we know the outcome. Jesus Christ has conquered death, hell and the grave. Wars, however, are not a single battle, but a series of battles. This is why we, as Christians, must take up our cross daily. This is why we must fight for the Kingdom daily. While the war will ultimately be won by Christ and His followers, there is a battle today that we must engage in.
Revelation 12:11 gives us incredible insight and wisdom on how to win these battles. “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”
The “him” in this case, is the enemy, Satan. Since his fall, he has relentlessly accused the brethren (v. 10) day and night. He is overcome by two things: 1) the blood of the Lamb that was shed at Calvary, and 2) the word of our testimony. Why is evangelism and mission work so important? Our constant barrage of declaring what Jesus has done for us is a strong, biblical method of defeating the devil. You see, the enemy wants you to keep your mouth shut. He wants you to be so overwhelmed with the issues of life, that you cannot lift your head to speak. He does not want any of us using our time, energy or resources to venture into countries foreign to us, for the exclusive task of sharing the Gospel. If the enemy can keep us pinned down at home, he has won his side of the battle. He, himself, knows the power of the message of salvation and God’s Word. He knows, like we do, that it transforms lives.
Global Infusion’s next mission team being launched out to the field will be going to the country of Nepal. Our team of 12 will literally be trekking to Mt. Everest. Some of the most unreached people in the world live in the villages and communities of the Himalayan mountains. Christ has done the work of salvation, now we are going with the word of our testimony to defeat the enemy and lift up the name of Jesus.
