W.E.A.P.O.N.S. of Spiritual Warfare
Monday, December 29, 2008 at 08:57PM Two days ago, I posted "God's Army or Satan's?" which was an introduction to spiritual warfare. Today I continue on that subject.
Every one of us, Christian or not, has an enemy. We are in a war that has gone on longer than recorded time. Realizing that we have an enemy, recognizing him, and knowing as much as possible about the enemy is one of the best lines of defense you or I can maintain.
The Bible tells us we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places (see Ephesians 6:12).
Who are these principalities and powers, etcetera? They are Satan’s well-organized army. Lesser demons are assigned to you and to me, with stronger powers assigned to each church. Still greater authorities in Satan’s band cover your hometown, state, and country. Read the book of Daniel, chapter 10. Satan and his legions don’t play. Satan works around the clock.
So, our enemy is spiritual in nature. To win spiritual warfare, we need two things. As we’ve already established, we surely need to know who we are fighting. As Christians, we understand the enemy is Satan. We know Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy (see John 10:10). Secondly, we need an arsenal of spiritual weapons in order to win. Our weapons are:
Word of God
Effectual Prayer
Armor of God
Praises of God
Offerings to God
Names of God
Spirit of God
Over the next seven days or so I will review each of these seven classes of weapons.
(Excerpted from Stepping into the Light: You're a Christian, what now? by Diane L. Harris)
Reader Comments (5)
Great post! I love that acronym for WEAPONS!
We covered a little bit about this topic over at NOfearYEAR.com, particularly with our Pre-Season episodes #4 and #5. I'd love for you to check them out to see what you think!
Looking forward to the specifics on each weapon!
God bless!
Heather Marshall
NOfearYEAR.com
TheStrivingWife.com
Looking forward to the series. LOVE the acronym. :)
Greta post- most Christians don't realize, unfortunately, that the war is even going on-
Heather,
The videos you and your husband have posted on www.NOfearYEAR.com contain sound Biblical teaching and easy to understand insights into the battleground in our minds and how God is available to help us be the overcomers He created. I will spread the word. Thank you for being faithful disciples and teachers.
Dear Sower,
Excellent blog. Great teaching on Christmas, and I enjoyed your most recent post on pruning.