A Time of War

"I think the art of life consists in tackling each immediate evil as well as we can." - C.S. Lewis - The Weight of Glory

C.S. Lewis says this in a talk titled "Why I am Not a Pacifist." Granted at the time he was talking about a World War. However, there's something to take from this simple statement.

Whether you'd like to admit it or not, or are aware of it or not, we are in a war at the moment. Not the one you may think I'm talking about. This war is beyond America; beyond any country or kingdom on this earth as a matter of fact.

We are all, believer and un-believer, engaged in spiritual warfare. It is a war that has already been won, yet some battles are still needing to be fought. Paul says this in Ephesians,

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." (Eph. 6:12)

For the believer, we often wonder why we still struggle, why certain sins keep creeping up on us, tempting us to stumble and stray away from the Truth we know and love. Some battles are still needing to be fought.

Although Miss America may want "world peace," this is not something easily achieved. Battles go on every day. To end an ultimate evil, violence must take place. Bloody violence, the death of loved ones, even the death of One on a cross.

In our struggle with sin we desire for a great victory to end it all. We would be wise to keep in mind this fact; that victory has been won. Our hope in Christ is a hope in something beyond this world and all the struggles that come with it.

Seek obedience today. Tackle each immediate evil as well as you can, clinging to the God of the universe. Although in the end we know who wins, there are still some battles that need to be fought.

"... yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist." 1 Corinthians 8:6