OUR WEAPONS OF WARFARE

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(II Cor. 10:3,4) “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.”

(Eph. 6:12) “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.”

(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.”

          As believers in God’s army, we must not forget that as we continue to live in this world, our fight is not against flesh and blood (or simply mankind), but the spirit of the enemy that exists within an individual. The war is against spirits of darkness, attitudes, philosophies, religious beliefs and moral views that are against the Word of God and God Himself.

          We must not allow our flesh to react in the midst of confrontational issues or when there is disagreement. The Word of God is the weapon we must apply or use in times of adversity or warfare. Some weapons we can use to combat the power of the enemy are The Word, Prayer and Praise. Satan tried to persuade Jesus in the wilderness to bow down to him and worship him. Jesus’ reply was the Word. Joshua, in the midst of many battles, sought the Lord in prayer, and won. Paul and Silas were put in jail but began to pray and sing (praises) and they were delivered from jail.

          The Word of God tells us to resist the devil and he will flee from us (James 4:7). It didn’t say we should run from him but he would run from us. Satan is aware that we have been “loaded” with the weapons capable of defeating him. We have been given the power and the authority to defeat him. We must use the weapons God has equipped His saints with to win the battles in our lives. We will always have the victory if we use what God has given us. My dad used to tell us when he preached that no hunter goes into the woods without having adequate ammunition to use. He stated that as a child of God, we must keep enough ammunition with us at all times to use against the enemy.

          It is vital that we arm ourselves with the Word of God because we never know when and where it will be needed. Our fight is not against each other, but the enemy within. Let us look beyond the flesh when we are confronted with people or issues causing us to react negatively. It is not the person but the spirit within. The enemy is not after us personally but the God in us and our stand for righteousness. Let us use our spiritual weapons instead of material weapons.