This morning a few more thoughts came to me about the battle of good and evil.
1. God does not fight battles - at first. Michael and his angels fight the devil and his angels. Then God allows Adam to fight the devil, even gives him the charge to "guard the garden." However, when Adam fails and falls, God begins to make the plan of salvation, eventually sending his Son to battle the devil. His Son becomes man because it is God's will that man learn to fight and battle and defeat the devil and forces of evil. So just as in the first battle, God allows the angels to fight and choose whether they are with HIm or not, so now God wants men and women to fight and choose whether we are with him. We can only be successful because Jesus, the God/Man fought the devil and chose to give his whole life back to His heavenly Father. We can only succeed because Jesus' life is in us.
2. Evil is on the run. The devil's time is short. We should "Fear not" and take courage in our relationship in Christ. Jesus defeated the enemy by the cross. We still have to battle for our own hearts, but since Jesus lives in us we have the power to defeat him.
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