Go to war!

It was Derek Prince, that great teacher of the Bible, who first drew my attention to the fact that the above verse was a mighty tool in the hand of a Christian warrior, not only to be used in difficult personal situations, but also in matters pertaining to nations!

The next three verses explain more:

Verse 7: to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, meaning to inflict punishment in return for a wrong done, to enforce or restore justice where the regular legal processes had failed.

Verse 8: to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains – when the leaders are securely bound and in captivity, no executive orders can be given to the rest of the troops and no new plots and plans can be hatched among them.

Verse 9: to execute the judgment written against them. This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones. Praise the LORD! We execute the judgements which are already written in God’s Word, by proclaiming them aloud as the Holy Spirit directs us.

As believers under the New Covenant, we know that we fight enemies that are not flesh and blood (Eph 6:12). We are to execute vengeance on every spiritual entity that sets itself up against the truth of Who God is and works against His Kingdom in our lives and the lives of the people of our nation. In this regard, John 16:11 shows that there is already a written judgement against Satan: Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged. We do not war against people, but against the spirits influencing them.

This is indeed a glorious privilege granted to us, His faithful ones. God will use us to set right the wrongs of this present age, for in the coming Millennium, we will rule and reign with Christ. But we need both: giving praise and wielding the sword.

Here are examples of judgments already written down in Scripture:

Nahum 1:3  The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished..

Jeremiah 9:15  So now, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Look! I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink.

Lev 26:18  “And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins.

Luke 10:19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

Points to ponder: Are you feeling helpless in your present circumstances? Start worshiping the Lord with all your heart and ask Holy Spirit to reveal to you how to proclaim His judgements over the spiritual entities causing this havoc in your life!