Spiritual Warfare 101-Part One

I was meditating on Colossians 1:16. It says, “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.” 

Just camp on this verse for a moment. All means everything without exception. Why would God create these adversaries for His purpose? No purpose of His can be thwarted. Job 42:2.

Ephesians 3:10 says that He uses His church to display His manifold wisdom before these wicked entities.

Paul wrote extensively about God’s armor. We are to use it to stand against the evil schemes of the enemy of our soul. Ephesians 6:12 says, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” His creation for His purposes.