Today’s Wednesday words are from my friend, Bill Cook, New Testament professor at Southern Seminary. If you find yourself in spiritual conflict today, I trust you’ll find his words encouraging.
“The opening two chapters of the Bible describe in the most beautiful language imaginable God’s creation of heaven and earth. In a similar way, the Bible culminates with a magnificent description of the new heaven and new earth (Revelation 21–22). Between the Bible’s opening and closing chapters, it depicts a war being fought on a cosmic scale—a war fought between God and the devil. This war is played out both in the spiritual realm and on the earth. It is not a fair fight, however, because the war is not between two equals—the outcome is never in doubt. From the very beginning, the doom of God’s archenemy, the devil, is certain (Gen 3:15).”
William F Cook III, and Chuck Lawless, Spiritual Warfare in the Storyline of Scripture (p. 20). B&H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.