Exposed

And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Colossians 2:15 NIV

My little brother disliked peas. He therefore devised a solution that seemed good to him. He hid them under the lip of his plate. There! Now he couldn’t see them and he wouldn’t have to eat them. Trouble was, the rest of us at the table could easily see the little green monsters, and quickly discovered his plot.

St. Paul in Ephesians tells us that we have an Enemy who plots to do us harm with his schemes. These schemes threaten us so sharply that God has provided spiritual weapons with which to fight against all of Satan’s authorities and powers. They can hide, but they will be exposed by the One who sees all. He means for us to see victory through him. Not only does he fit us with armor for the fight, but reminds us that he has already defeated this Enemy on the cross by disarming him IN PUBLIC!

When you see the Enemy and his plotters nearby, grab the armor of God and rest in the word of our Almighty God, the God of Hosts, who by a word can expose the Enemy and bring him to his knees!