A battle is about ready to begin in this room. The victims will innocent children. Most will be defenseless against an enemy that cannot be seen but we parents send our kids in anyway. Why? Good question!
How many of you have ever had a sick kid? Wow! Every parent's hand just went up! You probably have all heard about the invisible enemy in our classrooms - germs. They're everywhere.
Why did God create germs? Probably for the same reason he invented mosquitoes. I have no idea why God made them either yet they are a reality.
"16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him." - Colossians 1:16
There is good news in our invisible battle with germs. God has power over ALL things. Even the invisible. That's why He made scientists and doctors and researchers who spend their time trying to get rid of troublesome little friends. Germs.
All of us have another invisible enemy. Satan. We can't see him either but he is just as frustrating to deal with. He has already invaded the world we live in. Although we can't see him he leave a lot of symptoms in his wake.
There is a cure for this sickness. Just like a vaccine against an illness, Jesus provides the healing power in our battle against Satan. When we become a follower of Jesus God's Holy Spirit comes to live inside us. We become changed. Changed so much that we can actually live forever.
So why aren't more people lining up to get their Jesus shot? Another good question. Part of the reason is we're already infected. Satan effects our judgement and stamina. But another reason we don't get the help we need is because God is invisible too. If we would only open our eyes and see.
"17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way." - Ephesians 1:17-23
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