We are in the last battle for the souls of men. If we do not get used to the battle atmosphere, we will never function properly. Listen to what the Bible says: Every battle of the warrior has an atmosphere of confused noise, garments rolled in blood and the burning of fuel and fire. This is not a tranquil atmosphere of peace, harmony and joy.
For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
Isaiah 9:5
It is the war atmosphere of danger, risk, confusion, bewilderment, disorientation, stress, tension, unhappiness, fear, death, sorrow, pain, disappointment and shock. God is using us to spread His Word and to fight the deceptions and delusions that are leading the masses to Hell. We have an enemy who is not happy for the kingdom of God to advance.
As soon as Jesus came on the scene, He was repeatedly attacked by the devil. Jesus Christ lived in the atmosphere of war. The devil was never far away. Jesus was attacked by a spirit of murder that wanted to wipe Him out before He could grow up. He was attacked in the wilderness whilst He fasted and prayed.
He was attacked through the Pharisees and finally He was attacked through Judas Iscariot.
The Atmosphere of Ministry Is the Atmosphere of War
Once you give heed to the high calling of God, you are entering into the very last battle for the kingdom of God. Jesus died on the cross and this began a serious campaign to save this world from a very wicked devil and his angels. The devil is that old serpent who has deceived this world for many years.
atmosphere. A soldier cannot claim that he is bewildered because of the turmoil of war. The war atmosphere must not overwhelm a true soldier.
When I volunteered to be in the ministry, I was volunteering to live in the atmosphere of war. Every soldier who goes out to war is subjecting himself to great risk and danger. There will be casualties, there will be turbulence, there will be hurts, there will be noise, there will be sorrow and there will be death. This is the atmosphere of war! Get used to it! If you live for Jesus and try to do His will, this is going to be the atmosphere for your life.
One day, a pastor’s wife asked her husband, “You at all, when will you have peace?” She wanted to know when her husband would have a normal and peaceful life.
The answer is, “Never!” The ministry atmosphere is the war atmosphere.
