Prayer as Warfare In Touch with the Throne Prayer as Warfare by T. Austin Sparks Reading: Nehemiah 4:9, 17, 20. Ephesians 6:18. The Christian life has very often been likened to a warfare, and the appeal has been made to come and join the ranks and enter into the battle of the Lord. But there is an irregularity about such an appeal, because, while it is true that there is such a warfare and such a militant company, the real consciousness of the fight, the battle, the warfare, does not exist until we are saved and are on the Lord's side. The unconverted do not know anything about this battle. For them it is something merely reported and spoken about, something objective  outside of themselves and something about which they have altogether confused and wrong ideas. It is not until we are really in Christ that we either know the reality of the battle or understand its true nature. Read more... Write Comment (0 Comments)