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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

The title of today’s episode is: OUR SWORD

I have been thinking about war today. Our adversary has infiltrated every area of our society. He is trying to destroy the very fabric of our lives. The things that pass for entertainment today are simply demonic. Even children’s movies are filled with evil things to program them to believe that it is ok.

As I was thinking about battle, I started thinking about the weapons of our warfare.

2 Cor. 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

The world wars with natural weapons. But Christ is our king. He will fight our battles if we trust him. We fight our battles in prayer and worship. The best weapon we have against the enemy that we fight is the sword of the Spirit.

The whole armor of God is listed in Eph. 6

Eph 6:10-19 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.  13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Have you ever thought about these weapons? They are all defensive weapons except the one, the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. The sword can be both defensive and offensive.

If someone comes at you on a battlefield with a sword, you can protect yourself with a shield or hold up the sword to deflect the attack. This is what Jesus did to satan, when he tried to get him to turn stones into bread after a forty day fast. Jesus used the scriptures against him. Quoting the word.

Satan offered him a short cut around the cross. Revelations says that Jesus will rule and rein on the earth. Satan offered him all the kingdoms if he would bow down and worship him. That would have bypassed the cross and no one would have power over the enemy.

Because Jesus was victorious, we are victorious also.  Because he fights our battles for us. We just have to Stand still, pray and wait for him to move.

Then my mind wandered to the story of Saul and how he fell on his sword because he feared the enemy. He would rather die at his own hand than be taken by the enemy. We should never fear our enemy. He was defeated by Jesus over two thousand years ago.

But I do believe that we need to take the sword and study it. Any good soldier knows how to use his weapon. We need to fall on our sword so to speak and allow it to kill everything that is in us that is not of God.

Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

We cannot hide anything from God. He knows the thoughts and intents of our hearts better than we do. The word will bring to light the things that are in our flesh that we need to get rid of from our lives.

There is a phrase, “the best defense is a good offense.” I always heard it applied to football or basketball. In fact, the notion that the best defense is a good offense originates not in sport, but rather has been attributed to George Washington, who in 1799 wrote, “… make them believe, that offensive operations, often times, is the surest, if not the only means of defense”. In other words, we should not be sitting around in fear waiting for the enemy to attack so we can defend ourselves. We need to take the word of God and storm the enemy’s camp.

We have to be proactive about our faith walk. We have to come boldly to the throne and make our request made known to God. We can take the sword of the Spirit and storm the enemy’s camp. We can take back what he has stolen from us. Just like David and his men did in Ziklag.

Be alert, be vigiliant, be prepared for battle, study your sword. Know your sword front to back, back to front. It will give us the words we need to stand on, when the enemy attacks. The word of God never fails because he is the word.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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