Blessed are the peacemakers
In a previous training session, we looked at how the battle is in the heavenly places. This truth is fundamental when it comes to how we operate as Christians in the marketplace. Our real challenge is NOT that pile of filing on our desk; that brimming email inbox; that cashflow problem on our bank statements; that difficult customer or colleague. Rather, remember that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12-13). Knowing that the battle is in the heavenly places is essential to our understanding of our role as marketplace ministers. It will affect how and why we pray for the lost. For a refresher…