Weapons of Warfare

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“David replied to the Philistine, ‘You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies – the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied” (1 Samuel 17:45, NLT)!

Insight
It’s the ancient story of the boy who defeats a giant. Against all odds, young David slays the seasoned warrior who is twice his size.
And we all face our own giants. Those issues, problems and fears that are larger than life. They mock us, sneer at us and tell us again and again that we will never win. They defy us and our God desiring to terrify and deeply shake our lives and our faith.
What are the weapons of our warfare that allow us to fight and win? Paul uses this language in 2 Corinthians 10 saying, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful or the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” (2 Cor 10:3-5, NAS). So, God has given us “divinely powerful” weapons to destroy “speculations and every lofty thing.”
So also, David’s weapon was greater than his sling and smooth stone. It was “the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies” (17:45). The Lord conquered Goliath as David battled in God’s name. Then the whole world knew “that there was a God in Israel” (17:46)!
You too can battle in God’s name. You can war using divinely powerful weapons to demolish “every lofty thing” and take “every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” You can triumph over lack, sin and sickness in Jesus Name.

Prayer
Father, thank You for Your name. I speak “JESUS” over all that would come against me and defy You. In Jesus name, AMEN.