Our #1 Weapon

Good Morning!! God's Word is so powerful,...and It's often referred to as a sword. Satan only retreats before the Almighty; he has never yet successfully advanced against the point of this Sword. The devil is no match for the truth of God. His only hope is to convince us to lower our weapons,...to drop our shield. But have you experienced its power to deliver from sin,...worry, fear, envy, or lust? Although our fallen minds can rationalize any sin, the Word of God cuts through our excuses without bending,...and delivers us from sin's deceit and destruction.

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.—Ephesians 6:17 (NIV)

The Bible not only fends off attack, it also delivers blows. God's Word condemns sin, instructs us how to live, matures our foolish hearts, and reveals false motivations. The sword of the Spirit is the only offensive weapon that we are given in this spiritual warfare,...but it is abundantly sufficient. However, it's not the mere presence of God's Word (the Bible) that has overcoming power,...it's not of any help at all, if it just sits idle and untouched, on our nightstands, or in our car. It's the individual passages of Scripture,...read, studied, memorized, and meditated upon,...which parries and blocks the approaches of Satan.

The Bible, God's Word, is called the sword "of the Spirit."
Not only is it a weapon,...but it is a weapon forged by God Himself. 

 

Father God, teach us to use the weapons You have provided,...then help us to keep them with us at all times, that we may ready, for any attack of the devil. Amen.

 

"To walk with God,...our focus needs to be on God."