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Spiritual Warfare – A Ball Game

Imagine a ball game like basket ball, foot ball or net ball.
The two teams represent the two kingdoms of God and Satan respectively.
The ball is symbolic of the attitudes, words and actions passed around from person to person or through the media and so on.
The tools of the devil, pass around a dirty ball of lies, anger, jealousy etc.
The instruments of God only pass around the ball of love, truth and grace.
When a dirty ball reaches a person in the ‘Good Team’:-
He/she first takes it to the goal post of the cross of Christ.
The dirty ball is washed with the precious blood of the Lamb through intercession.
The cleaned up ball of forgiveness, grace and truth is then passed on.
The goal of the evil team is the devil, the father of lies and author of all evil, whose plan is to dirty the good team with his dirty ball and prevent it reaching the goal of the good team.
The goal of the good team is to make sure that every dirty ball is brought to the goal post of the cross of Christ, so that the clean ball which reflects the glory of God prevails!
Now, which team are you playing for and which team are you playing against?
Our heads (minds) are continuously bombarded with thoughts from what we see, hear and remember. As members of the ‘Good Team’, we need to process these carefully.

Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” 1 Peter 3:8-12
 

For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries. In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you. 1 Peter 4:3-4

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:29-32

But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:7-8
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21