As the children of God we have been called to march for His glory in the war that has been taking place here on earth since the fall of Adam. Whether we wished to be placed in this war or not the second we accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior we had a target placed on our back from the evil one. Our only offensive weapon in the armor of God is the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. Many believers think that studying the scripture is just for the benefit of learning about Jesus Christ. That is a fact but it is also for the tearing down of strong holds. A Christian without a sound knowledge of the Holy Scriptures is a soldier on the battlefield without ammunition. Many times we find those around us who are hurting or unbelievers who are asking questions about salvation and we want to quote scripture but we can not remember the correct scripture that would apply to that situation. This phenomena is the parallel of being on the battle field and having the enemy in your sight but you have no bullets in your gun. We miss the opportunity to win a battle in that moment. Our study of God's Holy Word benefits us to be obedient to a Loving Father, to know the plan of our King, to have wisdom to guide us through this life as we rightly divide the Word, and to have ammunition for the battles that we face daily. The Bible is all too important to each one of our lives to just believe that the preacher should know the Word or to just want it hand feed to us on the big screens at church. We have to desire to study the Word of God, for it is truly our daily bread!!! Be Encouraged!!! Have a wonderful life of fighting the good fight on purpose!!!!!
2 Corinthians 10
Paul’s Defense of His Ministry
1 By the humility and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away! 2 I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. 3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
Ephesians 6
The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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