Greetings and blessings. This is my first official blog post, and I’m humbled you’re here. With this platform, I aspire to share thoughts that span biblical realities to the life we inhabit day to day. This opening message is close to my heart—because it speaks to how we, as believers, can live out spiritual warfare not just in prayer closets, but in the streets, homes, and systems around us.
Many Christians are familiar with the language of spiritual warfare. It evokes images of casting down strongholds, resisting the devil, and putting on the armor of God. But too often, this language remains abstract or inwardly focused—disconnected from the practical realities of injustice, violence, and suffering in the world around us.
Yet, Scripture and the Spirit alike call us to a more integrated view of spiritual warfare—one that is both mystical and practical, both personal and systemic.
In Ephesians 6, Paul reminds us that “our struggle is not against flesh and blood,” but against powers and principalities. Importantly, these forces are not only demonic beings in a cosmic sense but also the spiritual and structural systems that perpetuate oppression, poverty, and division. These are spiritual realities embedded in human institutions.
A Biblical View of the Battle
Jesus waged spiritual warfare not just in the wilderness or through exorcisms, but when He confronted religious hypocrisy, welcomed the outcast, and turned over tables in the temple. His whole ministry was a declaration that the kingdom of God resists domination, lifts the lowly, and proclaims good news to the poor.
Spiritual Warfare as Peacemaking
To fight spiritually is to pursue peace with the weapons of love, truth, and justice. It’s to pray and to protest. It’s to fast and to forgive. It’s to bind the strong man and to liberate the captive—not just metaphorically, but materially.
Spiritual warfare is when a church opens its doors to all people, not just the privileged or fashionable. It’s when believers advocate for clean water in neglected neighborhoods. It’s when pastors challenge patriarchal norms and affirm the full dignity of believers in every realm of society. It’s when youth are taught that violence is not strength and that peacemaking is power.
The Armor in Action
Wearing the armor of God means putting truth into public speech, righteousness into economic systems, and salvation into every act of reconciliation. The shield of faith is raised against despair. The sword of the Spirit cuts through lies that normalize exploitation and racism. The gospel of peace, on our feet, moves us not away from conflict but into the heart of it with courage.
A Call to Spirit-Filled Justice
Spiritual warfare, then, is not only personal deliverance—it is collective liberation. It’s not only about resisting temptation—it is about transforming society. And it is deeply liberating. For what is the outpouring of the Spirit, if not God’s empowering presence equipping us to witness in every context—including the battlegrounds of poverty, injustice, and violence?
May we be a people who war in the Spirit by walking in love, who intercede with our lips and with our lives. May our fight be one that mirrors Jesus: not conquering by coercion, but overcoming by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony (Revelation 12:11).
That blood which trickled down from the cross.
Closing Reflection:
This is just the start. I believe God is equipping a generation of believers to not turn their backs on hard fights, but to fight them with compassion, conviction, and clarity. If this post touched something within you—share it. Let’s keep the conversation going. In future posts, I’ll be delving into testimonies, Bible-based teachings, and observations from both my life and ministry.
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Blessings,
Kent Lyle Hutchinson
Author of Good People Don’t Go to Heaven: Only Saved People Do