Ephesians 6: ¹⁷ Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.


After all the defensive armor, we finally have the opportunity to look at a piece of offensive weaponry that God has gifted us with-the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT...THE WORD OF GOD.


God's word is the weapon of choice for the believer who is interested in doing serious damage to the kingdom of darkness. The scripture is the final word of truth and the truth destroys the lying and intimidation of the devil. His tongue speaks accusation that lead to stealing, killing, and destroying. How powerful is the word of God? Very powerful!!! If Jesus Christ, the Son of God used the word to battle Satan, I believe we should adapt the same strategy. After Jesus had spent 40 days of fasting and prayer in the desert, the enemy came to Him and offered several temptations. The devil used partial truth (scripture taken out of context) to try and sway the commitment of the Lord to His mission of salvation. In every instance, Jesus commented "It is written...." and used the whole truth based on the Word of God to destroy the temptation of the enemy. 


Too many Christians just have a casual relationship with God through His word. The word is LIFE and to walk in real spiritual life we must live in deep relationship with the word. The word gives us the truth by which we can walk in righteousness and battle with integrity. We can't just dust off the Bible every time we have a trying time in our life and expect that we can get through without being mortally wounded by the enemy of our soul. The Holy Spirit can guide us to all truth and the truth is embedded in the Living Word. As we are exposed to the word, He will, through His Spirit breathe more and more life into us. This is how we win over sin and temptation. 


The sword is a powerful double-edged weapon. One edge of the weapon exposes sin in our life and leads us to repentance while the other edge cuts and puts the enemy to flight. We need to be proficient in the use of this weapon to walk in holiness and fight the enemy and win. The Word is the key to wisdom and wisdom will allow us to apply the scripture correctly to every situation we find ourselves in. Not just mentally knowing the word, but living it out every day as we walk through the situations of life. Pick up your sword, never let it leave you and let the Bible give you victory. VICTORY IS OURS IN JESUS NAME.