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The Struggle of Unseen Forces, March 27
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:12
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The Lord would have our minds aroused regarding the influence of
evil angels. Christ does not tell us of the danger threatening us from the
attacks of the apostate foe without furnishing us with power to resist every
attack.... Angelic agencies, both good and evil, are striving for the mastery,
and every influence that is now exerted is to be closely investigated.
Satan is ever on the alert to deceive and mislead. He is using every
enchantment to allure men into the broad road of disobedience. He is
working to confuse the senses with erroneous sentiments, and remove the
landmarks by placing his false inscription on the signposts which God
has established to point the right way. It is because these evil agencies are
striving to eclipse every ray of light from the soul that heavenly beings
are appointed to do their work of ministry, to guide, guard, and control
those who shall be heirs of salvation. None need despair because of the
inherited tendencies to evil, but when the Spirit of God convicts of sin, the
wrongdoer must repent and confess and forsake the evil. Faithful sentinels
are on guard to direct souls in right paths.
Either the evil angels or the angels of God are controlling the minds
of men. Our minds are given to the control of God, or to the control of
the powers of darkness; and it will be well for us to inquire where we
are standing today—whether under the bloodstained banner of Prince
Emmanuel, or under the black banner of the powers of darkness.
So long as the people of God preserve their fidelity to Him, so long
as they cling by living faith to Jesus, they are under the protection of
heavenly angels, and Satan will not be permitted to exercise his hellish
arts upon them to their destruction.
It is the greatest joy of the angels of heaven to spread the shield of
their tender love over souls who turn to God.
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