What are our “weapons of warfare”?
2 Corinthians 10:4, “(For the weapons of our warfare are not
carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds)”
Romans 13:12, “The night is far spent, the day is at hand:
let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour
of light.”
2 Corinthians 6:7, “By the word of truth, by the power of
God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,”
Ephesians 6:13, “Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of
God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand.”
“Armour of God” including:
Loins girt about with truth;
Breastplate of righteousness;
Feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Shield of faith, quench all the fiery darts of the wicked;
Helmet of salvation;
Sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
Praying always;
Where is the battle waged?
Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness
of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Why our thoughts are so important:
If God is not in our thoughts, weapons of spiritual warfare
are nonexistent. Staying in the Word and keeping our mind stayed on God
protects us from drifting into evil thoughts.
Psalm 10:4, “The wicked, through the pride of his
countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.” Having a
“Shield of faith” will protect us from the fiery darts of the wicked.
Isaiah 59:7, “Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to
shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction
are in their paths.” Here we counter with “Feet shod with the preparation of
the gospel of peace”
Jeremiah 6:19, “Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil
upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not
hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.” Perhaps the “Breastplate
of righteousness” would be our best protection.
Psalm 139:23, “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me,
and know my thoughts:” Depend on the “Word of God”
Matthew 15:19, “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:” Praying
always!
Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful,
and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of
soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.” Sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God helps to keep our thoughts focused on God.
Romans 2:15 “Which shew the work of the law written in their
hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean
while accusing or else excusing one another” Loins girt about with truth is an
antidote.
Again, why our thoughts are so important? Proverbs 23:7, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
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