Weapons of warfare

"No weapon formed against you will succeed, and you will refute any accusation raised against you in court. This is the heritage of the LORD's servants, and their vindication is from Me. This is the LORD's declaration."  Isaiah 54:17. CSB 

Just what are the weapons that God is referring to here. They are not the type of weapons any of us would use in a battle in the military. They are spiritual weapons that the evil one forms against us to try and stop us from forging forward with the Word of God. We can see these in Ephesians 6. Whether we like it or not, we are at war. The devil will go flat out to prevent us succeeding with our Godly mission. So, he uses the principalities, the powers and rulers of this dark age. He will use the spiritual hosts of wickedness that are in the heavenly places. Yes, he has his servants in heavenly places and he will use some people to attack us and make our lives a misery. They may be Christian people, they may not be, but whatever, he will use them. When this happens, we often blame a particular person for what has happened to us but, the real culprit is the devil, the people are just who he uses; and what's more, these people may not even know about it.

The weapons come in the form of flaming arrows that pierce our hearts. They may also come by arguments and criticism. One of the biggest weapon he uses is to infiltrate our thoughts, planting lies that we believe to be true. The thoughts feel so convincing that, marriages can fall apart, families can be destroyed and churches may even split, because of believing the lie.  This is why we need to be wearing - daily - the armour of God (Eph 6:13-18). It is essential that we wear this for survival purposes, without the armour, we are lost. God has provided this armour so, read about in these verses and don't ever forget it.

The reason Paul insists that we put on the armour of God are, 'For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ' 2 Cor 10:4-6. A stronghold, in simple terms, is something that the devil uses to hold us back from success. In the case of thoughts, if believed, these wrong thoughts can cause immense damage and can only be demolished by the knowledge of God, that is the truth. Remember Jesus said, 'If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed, 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.'  John 8:31-32. The truth of Jesus will demolish any stronghold.

It is the same with thoughts. Ask yourself, do the thoughts bring glory to God? If not, there is a good chance that a lie is brewing somewhere or, something needs checking out. We can't afford to treat things lightly, we're on active service.

Remember, the devil knows your history; he knows all about you - your weak areas and your sin pattern. God's armour is crucial to your survival. We need to stand firm in the victory Jesus won. Therefore, as an exercise, please study Ephesian 6:13-18.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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