Let me propose a thought experiment.
“This world is not my home.” Do you take that seriously? Our recent study in Hebrew versus western thinking should produce very real results. If the focus of your attention is morals, and your primary operation is via words, then it calls for some changes.
Let’s remind ourselves that spiritual warfare is primarily people changing themselves under God’s hand. Your biggest enemy is inside of you, as it were. The primary turf over which you battle the forces of Darkness is yourself. What are your priorities? The goal of our warfare includes in part the utter necessity of reaching people for the gospel message. Turning your life around to that purpose is a monumental task.
The way of warfare for the world is to destroy physical property. The world tends to view humans as simply movable property. What kind of target would we be? Would a missile strike stop you from gathering, from coming together to do whatever you do in this world? Would it silence the gospel? Does your gospel mission really depend on physical resources?
Further, do you really need to gather physically in order to promote the gospel message? Would you be an easy target that way?
Granted, I’ve said often enough that the Scripture encourages our emphasis on physical contact. Still, in the exigencies of today, could you get by without it, if that makes you vulnerable to Satan’s designs? Do we know how to love each other as Christ did, regardless of geographical displacement?
More importantly, can we come up with a transforming message that removes the dependence on written materials? Is it really necessary to have all the visual aids, or can we depend on the Holy Spirit to drive the Word home in us via our hearts?
Let’s pray and contemplate how we can transmit the germ of our message, what makes our path of faith unique. How can we get the most bang for the buck so that it requires less transmission? We should organize our message in layers. We should stop to consider what is truly the essence of what we should say, and then if time and resources permit, more layers of the message content based on the priorities of God.
Right now, we have generous opportunities. Let’s take advantage of this, because all too soon, things will get tight. We need to be ready. There is a tactical side to the gospel.
