The Weapons For Battle

The Weapons For The Battle

We have our armor on and are ready to do battle. What weapons do we take with us? We need to equip ourselves with the weapons that will help us win the battle. This is not a normal battle we are heading into. We cannot use conventional weapons for this battle. We learn a bit about our weapons in 2 Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;). We have the mightiest weapons to go into battle.

We have God as our battle axe and our weapons. Jeremiah 51:20 states, Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;.

The battle axe is a very formidable weapon used in close contact battle. It is a type of hammer which is used to break down strongholds.

We also have the sword of the Lord. The sword is the Word of God. It is used to divide right from wrong. 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.

Another weapon we have at our disposal is prayer. Prayer is our greatest weapon to be used against the devil. James 5:15 tells about salvation and healing through prayer, And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. It is through knowledge of the Law and through prayer that we can show others the way to the cross. We are in a battle for the mind. We are to constantly be in prayer for the salvation of the lost.

The final and the most powerful weapon we have is the Law of God. When we show the lost the error of their ways through the Law of God then we have the devil on the run. We need to use this Law which is the made for the sinner. 1 Timothy 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,. We need to show the lost the Law so that they understand that we deserve hell and that is exactly what we will get on the day of judgment. Only by the grace of God will we be able to enter the kingdom of heaven.

If we use these weapons correctly then we will win the war for the soul of the lost. With our armor on we are to use these weapons to put flight to the evil one and defeat him so he will have no power over us.