Ephesians 6:13-17
"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 … take … the
sword of the Spirit which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit."
Finally something
offensive, something which can do some real damage to our spiritual enemies.
But it's not supercharging our mental abilities, or giving us supernatural
spiritual abilities; in fact this weapon has nothing to do with us at all.
Because what God has given to us is himself, his Spirit and his word, the word
that became flesh and dwelt among us in the form of Jesus (John 1:14). Here God is
promising to fight all our battles for us. Now prayer and Bible reading take on
a new meaning. Instead of being trivial and mundane they are our crucial
communication link with the most powerful force in the universe who is waging
war "against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic
powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the
heavenly places." (Ephesians 6:12)
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