What about the sword of the Spirit? Did you ever stop to think about it? Every part of the armor is protective or defensive, except one, and that is the sword of the Spirit. The sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, is only part of the armor you fight Satan with.
You don't fight Satan with the helmet; it protects you. You don't fight Satan with the shield of faith or the girdle of truth; they protect you.You don't fight Satan with your breastplate of righteousness or shoes of peace; they protect you. But you do fight Satan with the Word of God, the sword of the Spirit. It is the only offensive weapon the Bible mentions.
What is the scriptural way to deal with these forces of darkness? It's with the sword of the Spirit. How did Jesus deal with the devil in His earthly ministry?
For one thing, Jesus never went looking for the devil to do spiritual combat with him. Yes, the Bible says that Jesus was tempted by the devil ( Luke 4:1, 2). But when Satan tempted Jesus to oppose Him from bringing redemption to mankind, Jesus did not groan against the devil for three hours or try to pull down Satans strongholds. He was protected by truth and righteousness, so He simply stood His ground and used the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God.
In every temptation, Jesus said, It is written ( Matt. 4:4, 7, 10; Luke 4:4, 8, 12). Jesus Himself quoted the Word of God, using the Word against the devil as a sword. In that sense, Jesus was fighting or wrestling with the devil. But the only weapon Jesus used against the devil was faith in the Word of God. And the devil left, defeated. If Jesus did this, then that's how we are to deal with thev devil too. Jesus is our example, even in spiritual battle with the devil.
Think about iit. If we didn't know how to use the sword of the Spirit, we could have all the other pieces of armor in place, and we would still be at a disadvantage. But thank God we can just stand in faith on the Word, using the sword of the Spirit against Satan by jabbing him in every encounter, speaking the Word, saying it is written.
The Word Spirit and anointing are often used synonymously in the Bible. The Bible says the yoke shall be eestroyed because of the anointing ( Isa. 10:27). God's Word is anointed.
Go after any yoke that binds you with the sword of the Spirit, the sword of the anointing. Free yourself from those things Satan tries to bind you and walk in the liberty Jesus already purchased for you by using the sword of the anointing, God's holy written Word.
May God bless, Golfjack
You don't fight Satan with the helmet; it protects you. You don't fight Satan with the shield of faith or the girdle of truth; they protect you.You don't fight Satan with your breastplate of righteousness or shoes of peace; they protect you. But you do fight Satan with the Word of God, the sword of the Spirit. It is the only offensive weapon the Bible mentions.
What is the scriptural way to deal with these forces of darkness? It's with the sword of the Spirit. How did Jesus deal with the devil in His earthly ministry?
For one thing, Jesus never went looking for the devil to do spiritual combat with him. Yes, the Bible says that Jesus was tempted by the devil ( Luke 4:1, 2). But when Satan tempted Jesus to oppose Him from bringing redemption to mankind, Jesus did not groan against the devil for three hours or try to pull down Satans strongholds. He was protected by truth and righteousness, so He simply stood His ground and used the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God.
In every temptation, Jesus said, It is written ( Matt. 4:4, 7, 10; Luke 4:4, 8, 12). Jesus Himself quoted the Word of God, using the Word against the devil as a sword. In that sense, Jesus was fighting or wrestling with the devil. But the only weapon Jesus used against the devil was faith in the Word of God. And the devil left, defeated. If Jesus did this, then that's how we are to deal with thev devil too. Jesus is our example, even in spiritual battle with the devil.
Think about iit. If we didn't know how to use the sword of the Spirit, we could have all the other pieces of armor in place, and we would still be at a disadvantage. But thank God we can just stand in faith on the Word, using the sword of the Spirit against Satan by jabbing him in every encounter, speaking the Word, saying it is written.
The Word Spirit and anointing are often used synonymously in the Bible. The Bible says the yoke shall be eestroyed because of the anointing ( Isa. 10:27). God's Word is anointed.
Go after any yoke that binds you with the sword of the Spirit, the sword of the anointing. Free yourself from those things Satan tries to bind you and walk in the liberty Jesus already purchased for you by using the sword of the anointing, God's holy written Word.
May God bless, Golfjack
