Steve Bostrom
A troubled man pleaded with me: “Please help me better understand Scripture and prayer.”
Was he serious?
I advised: “This week read Psalms. Then tell me what you learned”.
He did.
But, Psalms puzzled him. He commented: “The authors had lots of enemies – more than I do”.
But, when I told him behind his recent troubles were three great enemies: the unrelenting demonic forces of: the world, the flesh and the devil, he got a deer-in-the-headlight look. We decided to pray and study Scripture together, strategizing long-term resistance. Those weekly discussions took years!
Now, friend, a related question: What does Scripture teach about irreconcilable personal enemies?
First, God, glory be to You! Your specialty is reuniting some personal enemies. “While we were ‘enemies’ w