The scariest words I may NEVER want to hear in my own life come from Acts 19:15. It is the episode of the seven sons of Sceva. They are trying to cast out a demon in the name of Jesus who Paul preaches. The demon’s response: “Jesus I know, Paul I know, but who are you?”

GULP.

We don’t go around with an exorcist business these days. (Well, some do.) But my question today is this: Do we understand the spiritual war in which we are engaged? Or, do we want to ignore it?

One of the great criticisms regarding US policy and terrorism is we refuse to recognize we are at war. Terrorist groups have declared war on the U.S. and we prosecuting them like American citizens. The criticism is that we are not recognizing the war in which we find ourselves.

That may be true spiritually. We just don’t want to acknowledge the spiritual forces in high places. Somehow, that makes us feel better. Do we encounter these demonic forces more than we recognize?