June 19, 2022
Daily Devotion:
"Limitless Battles to Be Fought… "
1 Corinthians 2:14-16
New International Version
14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, 16 for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
The problem for all of us is that there are almost limitless battles to be fought in the larger war against evil. To throw up our hands in despair is certainly not the answer, but neither is it wise simply to charge up every hill worthy of being assaulted. Even if we are prepared to assume the risks of being a hero, have we stopped to consider the collateral damage that could be inflicted upon others? To act on principle virtually always requires careful consideration of more than just the obvious central issue. The grave responsibilities of waging any battle are rarely as recognizable as the glaring wrongs begging to be put right. The tricky bit is knowing what that right thing is...and the right way to go about it.
Here is the truly tough question: When I see some wrong needing to be made right today, will I wisely consider all the potential strategies and ramifications before whipping out my sword?
