Since this month is Halloween I thought we would focus on spiritual battle. In America they are attempting to make Halloween as big or bigger than Christmas. Most people do not realize that Halloween is a religious celebration. It is Satan’s high holy day (see more concerning this in the Halloween article). Many Christians go along with the seemingly harmless activities, not understanding what is really taken place around us. I am not saying we should be super spiritual, but we should understand and take heed to what it means and take some stands as the Holy Spirit directs us.


People involved deeply in Satanism make human & animal sacrifices on Halloween. Throughout the year they put curses on people unaware. They are involved in spiritual battle. As Christians, we have to be conscious of the war that is taken place in the unseen world and the part we play in it.


Here are a few verses that show us what kind of war we are in and how to fight it.


Ephesians 6:11-12 (NLT)
11 Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the Devil. 12 For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (God's Word)
3 Of course we are human, but we don’t fight like humans.
4 The weapons we use in our fight are not made by humans. Rather, they are powerful weapons from God. With them we destroy people’s defenses, that is, their arguments
5 and all their intellectual arrogance that oppose the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive so that it is obedient to Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:3-4 (NKJV)
2Cor. 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
2Cor. 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,


Ephesians 6 goes on to exhort us to wear the entire armor of God as we fight against Satan. The reason we need God’s armor is so we can pray. It is difficult to pray when we do not have the weapons necessary to fight the thoughts that come against us while we pray and after we finish praying. Verses 13-17 explain each piece of the armor, then verse 18 tells us to pray.


Eph. 6:18 Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all Christians everywhere.


We will not be in faith concerning our prayers without having on God’s armor. The spiritual battle cannot be fought not having the proper equipment to engage in the battle. Soldiers do not go to war without their equipment. Firefighters do not fight fires lacking the tools to put out the flames. The list goes on, but you get the idea.


2 Corinthians 10 says we have been given powerful weapons from God to fight. These weapons help us destroy the onslaught of fiery darts that come our way. They also enable us to be offensive in our attack against the enemy. It is important for us to get serious about the fight through prayer and thinking the way God thinks. As we meditate on His Word it enables us to oppose our enemy in prayer. When we pray the Holy Spirit directs us concerning what to meditate on. The two go hand in hand.


Step out and fight the good fight. The more you do the stronger you will be when an attack comes your way and you will be able to wage a good battle for others.