Battle

Hello blog. It's been a while.

It's Christmas time. Or the holiday season as some tend to call it. In my own reading across news sites and other internet sources, I've seen a great deal of people trying to change "Christmas" into "the holidays" or something to that effect. Whether it be forcing cities and towns from removing nativity scenes from city property, to even people forcing nativity scenes from private property. And that's just in this country. I read recently in Arab countries that attacks on Christians tend to intensify around Christmas. Not to mention North Korea promising violence in response to South Korea allowing Christmas trees to be put up along the border to where North Koreans can easily see them.

Whether you like it or not, or want to admit it or not, Satan is at work here. He uses people in whatever way possible to water down or completely eradicate the message of the birth of Christ, and the message that He has come in order that your sins may be forgiven.

As you may know, I listen to a lot of Christian radio. One of the more popular songs out there right now is Battle by Chris August. The song basically deals with this topic, but on a more personal level. The devil is after society as a whole. To win society over, he has to start with the individual person, meaning you. 

There's a battle between good and evil

And it's raging inside of me

There's a struggle - It's God and the devil

It's love against the enemy

It seems overwhelming that the devil may be attacking you. The thing is, you don't have to fight the battle alone. Not only is there a community of the faithful willing to help you, but God will come to your aid as well. In fact, if you ask God to help you, the outcome is already determined. 

Life's a fight of wrong and right 

That's tearing me apart

Oh but what the cross has done

Yeah the world will try to battle for my heart

But the war is already won

It may seem impossible to be able to fight against the devil and win. But God has done and will continue to do the impossible. Even the circumstances of the birth of Christ were impossible. That God would be born in human form to a virgin! That this baby would grow up to cure the blind and the deaf, make those who couldn't walk to get up and walk, and also cast demons out. The God who did all of this can extinguish the battle raging inside of you. The world is competing for your heart, but the war is already won, and Christ and those who choose to follow him, are the victors.