We are on the battlefield today, and two great forces are ever contending for the mastery. The word of God declares, "The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other." Ever since his rebellion and expulsion from heaven, Satan has been seeking to wrest souls from Christ. It would be well for everyone of us who profess to be children of God, to inquire, In which army am I serving? Am I under the bloodstained banner of Prince Emmanuel, or under the black banner of the prince of darkness?

Vi er i dag på slagmarken og to store magter strider hele tiden om at få overtaget. Guds erklærer: "Thi kødet begærer imod Ånden og Ånden imod kødet; de to ligger nemlig i strid med hinanden." Lige siden hans oprør og udelukkelse fra himlen, har Satan søgt at vriste sjæle fra Kristus. For enhver af os som bekender at være Guds børn, vil det være godt at spørge: Hvilken hær tjener jeg i? Er jeg under Prins Immanuel blodbestænkte banner, eller under mørkets fyrstes sorte banner?