Senseless Battles

This evening, I watched the movie Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian. I love the way C.S. Lewis writes. The movie takes place around Narnia who had been overthrown by the enemy. The kings and queens of old were summoned to come back to Narnia and try to regain control of the land they once ruled.

King Peter decided to come up with a plan of his own rather than waiting on Aslan (the lion), who symbolizes God, to help him. The end result was fatality and loss. At the closing (and not to ruin it for whomever hasn't watched it) there is a great battle between those who once lived in the land and between the enemy. At the closing, the battle was horrendous. The fighting was severe. The battle became intense. It was hard, difficult, and tiring. The enemy surrounded the people from Narnia and it looked like they were about to slaughter every one of them. Suddenly the country could hear the lion roar. His mighty voice rang throughout the entire land! Aslan had summoned help! (I won't go into the rest of the ending as not to ruin it for you.)

The movie reminded me of how it is when we go through spiritual warfare. The enemy gains territory that we have opened the door and allowed him to take. We try to regain it back but do so without calling on God to fight the battle for us. Just about the time we think we will be defeated again, God's mighty voice resonates throughout the land and he summons his angels. His word is spoken, every living creature rises up, and the battle begins. Sometimes it can become so strong that it lasts a long time - but in the end - God has the victory. The enemy kneels before him - the enemy flees - the enemy yields - God has taken back the territory!

We all have battles to fight. We all end up surrendering ground. We all want to do it our way. Listen, we cannot fight spiritual warfare on our own. We must arm ourselves and call upon the glorious one whose voice alone will scatter the enemy. He is the one. Through Christ we can accomplish a great deal - but - without him our battles are senseless.