“Great!” Reply [the soldiers]. “We have our ladders and ropes!… We will scale the walls!… Our spears are sharpened, and our swords are polished!… Which side do we attack first?”
Joshua looks at his men and says, “Well, God has a different strategy.” The general outlines the most unlikely attacks…
No war cry… No hand-to-hand combat… No flashing swords, flying spears, battering rams, or catapults… Just priests, rams’ horns, marching, and silence…
What kind of warfare is this?
Spiritual warfare. Every battle, ultimately is a spiritual battle. Every conflict is a contest with Satan and his forces…
Satan is not passive or fair. He is active and deceptive. He has designs and strategies. Consequently, we need a strategy as well. For that reason “though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:3-4)
