Matthew 6:9-13
Tomorrow Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast will mark the 95th Anniversary of the end of The First World War. Remembrance Day is a day in which we pay homage to those who gave what has been coined as “the ultimate sacrifice” – dying in battle or war. Every year, the second Sunday of November is also the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church; His people persecuted – and even martyred – in His name and for His glory. Indeed, today and tomorrow mark a time of reflection of the wars, battles and struggles that take place on Earth.
These battles and struggles have their very visible worldly side, such as we mark on Remembrance Day. But they also have a side that isn’t so easily seen, but is just as real. In Ephesians 6 we read Paul’s instruction of putting on the full armour of God; a picture of readying oneself for battle. In this case though, Paul tells us that this battle is not the traditional battle against flesh and blood. Rather, it is a battle against rulers, authorities, powers and the evil forces in the heavenly realms (spiritual battles).