Draw Your Sword

No doubt that I am a kid at heart!  My wife often says she is a “mother of 3″.  Obviously I’m supposedly the third child.  To which most often my reply is, “I know you are but what am I?”  She loves the sarcasm, trust me.   But what can I say?  I love video games, GI Joe, and fruit snacks.  Does that make me a child?  Or could it be the fascination that I have with superheroes?  Oh, to be a shape shifter, have super strength, or the ability to fly!  So often I watch my five year old son who loves action adventure.  Every rock is a grenade and every stick is a sword.   You don’t see him playing outside very long without arming himself with both. 

I have to admit, I would love to carry a sword with me every where I go.  How cool would that be?  I’m not talking about a “Zoro” toothpick looking sword.  I’m talking about a “Brave Heart” Mel Gibson looking sword.   One that strikes fear into the heart of the enemy.  Then it hit me – we do have that sword and the result is the same!  We strike fear in the heart of the enemy every time we draw it. 

 Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. “   Ephesians 6:17 says, “Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”

As you study the Armor of God that we are encouraged to put on in Ephesians 6, you quickly discover that every piece of that armor is DEFENSIVE.  However, in verse 17 we find one offensive weapon in your arsenal.  What is it?  The sword – God’s Word.  You have a mighty weapon that God has placed in your life.  So, stop cowering in the corner plagued by your fear.  Stand up, stand firm, and step out.  Declare God’s Word in your life and family and watch as the enemy cowers in fear for a change.  Not because of your might or power, but by His Spirit! 

~ by anthonybraswell on April 1, 2009.