Counsel #7 — Cosmic Conflict

Picture: Counsel #7 — Cosmic ConflictCSe 78.1

The great controversy between Christ and His angels and Satan and His angels is happening all around us every moment and in every place on earth. Satan attacks God’s character, trying in every possible way to convince humanity that God is not a God of love but a liar, an oppressor and unworthy of our allegiance.^{[79]https://youtu.be/6ouKWAxz0bw?si=mHf3npkb-GZMNZsj} To tempt us to sin, Satan uses what God cannot: flattery and deceit. On the other hand, God seeks to demonstrate His love, forgiveness, and mercy, inviting us to draw on His strength and the power of the Holy Spirit in our conflict with the enemy.CSe 78.2

This great controversy motif permeates every Bible story and every choice of our life.CSe 78.3

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age.” Ephesians 6:12 NKJVCSe 78.4

“Why are the soldiers of Christ so sleepy and indifferent? Because they have so little real connection with Christ; because they are so destitute of His Spirit.” Ellen White in The Great Controversy, p. 507CSe 78.5

Reflect: When you struggle with sin, can you imagine the cosmic conflict? Can you see with your mind’s eye Satan beckoning with all his cunning lies, while Christ stretches out His nail-pierced hands to you in love?CSe 78.6