“For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.” Psalm 11:2. There were wicked people in David’s time, just as there are wicked people today. We do not need to look very far to see and hear these people in action. Satan has always given ammunition to people who are willing to work his will. He gives them fiery darts to fling at us, and his weapons will increase in size and power as his evil is allowed to control people. Satan’s arrows are propelled by people who act as his bow…by those who have rejected God’s truth. Satan’s lies have become their truth. His favorite targets are Christians. His goal is to destroy our faith. God has given Christians weapons and we need to stand and fight. Jesus Christ sent us the Holy Spirit to guide, direct, empower, encourage, lead, and navigate through this world. The Holy Spirit does not lead us into fear of the matters of today or tomorrow. “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” Ephesians 6:16. Will you allow the fiery darts of Satan’s followers to cause you to fear, run, and hate. If your faith is in the Lord, then you have more than a shield of protection. We are protected by the very hands of God. Study God’s word and apply it to your life. In that way, you’ll learn of His grace, love, mercy, power, strength, and learn and grow to depend upon Him in faith. Do you actually think what is happening today is anything new? All of this fear, hate, anger, and confusion may be new to us because the Holy Spirit has opened our eyes and ears to see and hear the lies of Satan being spewed out by those he controls, but it is not new. It is just different for us. Most of us have lived quiet lives of shallow faith. Our faith has not been tested like this before. If ever there has been a wake-up call for Christians and non-believers it is now. If you try to make sense of what is going on right now, don’t even try to understand. These works and lies of those controlled by Satan will not make sense to believers. Stay in God and make intentional choices and decisions instead of irrationally fearing lies.
