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The Word Is Our Weapon

As believers, God has equipped us with the "Armor of God" which is our spiritual clothing that we should "put on" every day.

The Word (our Bible) is described as "our Sword" which we are able to use when we are on the "battleground" in prayer. In the Roman times when Paul was speaking to the people in Ephesus about equipping themselves with armour, the sword served as an offensive weapon against enemies. When it was sharpened, the sword could pierce through almost anything making it a very dangerous tool.

The anchor Scripture describes how Powerful and Direct the Word of God is. It has the ability to expose our innermost thoughts and desires. It also provides us with everything we need to know about the differences between being truly selfless and understanding spiritual deeds and acts which are selfish and ungodly. It can be used to attack the enemies within ourselves as well as the enemies outside.

Like a sword, that when it is sharpened, has the ability to do dangerous works when it is used, we should aim to sharpen ourselves in God’s Word so that we’re able to do "dangerous acts" in the Spirit. We should use His Words to speak over situations and to remind Him of His Promises. The more that we fill ourselves up on the inside with His Word, the more it will start to have a positive effect on the way we apply ourselves outwardly in our everyday lives.

.God has equipped us with everything that we need for this life but for many of us, because we’re not disciplined in dwelling in the Word, we don’t live the abundant life here on this Earth that He has planned for us. Instead of spending time in His Word, we get ourselves caught up in the busyness of life or get spiritually blocked by the weakness of our flesh (laziness, procrastination, or distractions). When we face situations, many of us default to speaking with our friends and family members hoping that they’ll be able to help us. Or we may run to our Pastor to rely on his knowledge of the Word, rather than our personal revelation of God’s Word. We need to hide God’s Word in our heart so that when the challenges of life come our heart will not faint or grow weary.

The Word is the only offensive weapon we have in the armor of God. If we don’t have it, we simply can’t fight. We aren’t a threat to the enemy without our weapons. We are vulnerable and prone to attacks. We need to understand that there is power in our mouths and there is Power in God’s Word. It never returns without having fulfilled its Purpose. Let’s learn to fill ourselves with His Word daily and speak it out over our lives.