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WHO KNOWS YOUR BIBLE BETTER… YOU OR SATAN?
As we face Satan in our spiritual battles what is it that God has given us to defend ourselves? Paul tells us in Ephesians 6:10-20 that we should equip ourselves with the Whole Armor of God. One piece of that armor is the Word of God... "the sword of the Spirit." But how can it help us if it is something that we have not learned? How will we be able to use it against Satan? We must realize that knowing the Word of God allows the Spirit of God to be able to remind us of what we have learned so as to stand against our foe. Let us not be ignorant, Satan knows God's word and he will use it against us by questioning, adding and taking away from it.
When it comes to warfare you must know your weapons... what they are... how they are used... otherwise your enemy can use them against you.
Adapted from U.S. Marine Corps’ Rifleman’s Creed... (I'm partial to the Marines, but this is not an attempt or suggestion to adopt this or any human creed.)
"This is my Bible. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it in order to master my life. Without my study, my Bible is useless. Without my Bible, I will be useless. I must divide my Bible true. I must shoot straighter than the enemy who as a roaring lion is seeking to devour me. I must fend him off before he devours me. With God’s WordGod’s Word is alive, even as I
I will. My Bible teaches that what counts in spiritual warfare is not simply the things I say or believe, but what I do. I know that it is doing the word and not being a hearer only that counts. I will do it. I am alive because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it! I will learn its strength, its promises, its books, its chapters and its verses. I will keep my Bible near and ready, even as I keep myself ready to defend its precepts. We will become part of each other.
Before God, I do make this promise. God’s Word is the defender of my soul. It will help me to master the devil, my enemy. It will bring the salvation of my soul. So be it, until victory is God’s and there is no enemy.”
"For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)
"Sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence..." (1 Peter 3:15)
