Armor of GodSample

Spiritual Stabbing

Out of all the spiritual armor that Paul mentioned in Ephesians chapter six, the sword is the only offensive piece of the armor that is used for the purpose of fighting. The rest of the pieces of armor are for our personal defense, for the purpose of standing in the victory given to us by Jesus. This sword of the Spirit is the Word of God. It’s not called the sword of Jesus nor the sword of the Father but of the Holy Spirit. That means that the Word of God is empowered by the Holy Spirit. The power of the Spirit is released by God’s Word.

Victory over the enemy is possible by using the sword. Jesus modeled that for us in the wilderness. Jesus didn’t use His own name or divine nature to cause the devil to be defeated. He used the Scriptures. He used the sword of God’s Word. And this sword works every time.

It’s important to emphasize that Jesus spoke the Scriptures out loud against the devil. “But He answered and said, ‘It is written’” (Matthew 4:4). Most of the devil’s attacks will be in our mind, but our fight against these attacks has to be with our mouth. When Satan throws darts at you in the form of your thoughts or feelings, don’t fight back with “thoughts.” Open your mouth and speak out the Scriptures as Jesus did. The Word of God declared out of your mouth has the same power as the Word of God out of Jesus’ mouth. Fighting demonic thoughts with human thoughts doesn't bring victory. Demonic attacks are fought with the sword which is God’s Word spoken out of your mouth.

Fight the spiritual enemy with the sword of the Holy Spirit by declaring God’s Word out loud. It might sound strange and it will even feel weird at first, but remember, your words are swords in the Spirit realm: they are affecting the devil, even if you don’t see it with your physical eyes. Every time you are speaking the Scripture, you are stabbing Satan. That is what is happening in the spirit realm. After a while, the devil will flee from you as he did from Jesus.