Corona Virus a spiritual warfare (part two)

 

I have previously made mention of two out of the seven spiritual weapons we have to fight and conquer any battles we face as believers in Jesus Christ which are to Gird our waist with truth and  put on the breastplate of righteousness. Let us now look at three other weapons in our arsenal to help us gain the victory over all pandemics.

•           Shod our feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Meaning, wherever we go we are to make peace with all men for we have been admonished saying; “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord." Because, the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace." And, "If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men" (Hebrews 12:14; James 3:18; Romans 12:18).

•           Taking the shield of faith

Above all, taking the shield of faith with which we will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. For without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a re-warder of those who diligently seek Him." And remember, that faith ought not to be in the wisdom of men but rather in the power of God, (Hebrews 11:6, 1 Corinthians 2:5).

Remember, we have been given the assurance by Jesus Christ who is the Creator of the entire universe and whose Spirit is dwelling in the believer saying: “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea'; and it would obey you.” He said again, “For assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you” ((Luke 17:6, Matthew 17: 20).

That faith is through the power of Christ who lives in us, as we have received the consolation saying: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me: For it is God living in us through the Holy who does the work If one truly knows, understands and believes that the world in which we live is like day and night, some people are of the day, whilst others are of the night. The armor we all need to fight any pandemic is the same, it is called  the shield of faith, it is either we have our faith in the wisdom of men or we have our faith in the power of God

The crux of the matter is, one demonstrates his/her faith in the wisdom of main by relying on a vaccine to save them from any pandemic on the other hand, one demonstrates his/her faith in the power of God by boosting one's immune system which God has given us as our body guard and placing our faith in the power of God, the main ingredient here is faith.

•           Taking the helmet of salvation

The helmet of salvation is the protection and assurance of our salvation which we have received by grace through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast and therefore, our faith ought not to be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

To be continued

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph