EPISODE 492 – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT 5
Apostle Benjamin Nana Amissah AnsahCHRIST COMMONWEALTH-COMMUNITY
The Love-Life Agency
THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT 5
“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God”
Ephesians 6:17 (KJV)
As I have already explained to you, thoughts and words are crucial items in spiritual warfare.
Even the thoughts that run through your mind and the words you speak will always affect your living.
The kind of thoughts you entertain will shape your words, and your words will define your world.
When the adversary wants to attack your world, he exposes your mind to wrong thoughts. If he wants you to live defeated, he invades your mind with thoughts of weakness, failure, doubt, and negativity.
This is why you must become intentional with the meditation of the word of God.
You are not like a tree planted by the rivers of water simply because you are born again. It is not that automatic.
You can only be like a tree planted by the rivers of water when you make the word of God your delight and meditation (Psalm 1:1-3)
You cannot wage good warfare when you are not full of the word of God.
Imagine a soldier going to war without a sword.
How is he going to have an offensive advantage?
And the Word of God in your mouth is the Sword of the Spirit. Until you are full of the Word in all situations, you will not be sharp enough to address every opposing thought.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. (Colossians 3:16)
The greatest deceptive strategy of the adversary against you (as a believer in Christ) is to attack your thoughts by casting shadows on your mind, using the scriptures.
He cast shadows by misquoting or misrepresenting the true meaning of the word.
He mainly attacks your identity in Christ.
That was how he attacked Adam and Eve in Eden. He attacked their identity.
“Of course we may eat it,” the woman told him. “It’s only the fruit from the tree at the center of the garden that we are not to eat. God says we mustn’t eat it or even touch it, or we will die.”
“That’s a lie!” the serpent hissed. “You’ll not die! God knows very well that the instant you eat it you will become like him, for your eyes will be opened—you will be able to distinguish good from evil.” Genesis 3:3-4 (TLB)
Meanwhile, God made man in His image and after His likeness (Genesis 1:26).
Again, after the Father had declared these words during the baptism of Jesus “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!” (Matthew 3:17)
The devil came to tempt Jesus saying, “ If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” (Matthew 4:3)
Do you see it?
He came attacking what the voice said concerning Jesus.
The moment he used the phrase “If you are the Son of God”, he is subtly creating uncertainty in the mind of Jesus.
He now wants Jesus to think he is not yet the son of God but will only become by doing what he tells him to do. And if Jesus had done what the adversary was deceptively asking for, he might have lived in doubt of who He is and be ruled by the thoughts of the devil.
Beloved do not be ignorant of the devices of the enemy.
The adversary will always attack what God says about you!
Jesus knew the devil’s devices and deployed the word of God.
“But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4)
Did the devil stop there?
Not at all. He kept using various means in an attempt to make Jesus act contrary to his reality. Yet, Jesus consistently addressed the situation with the word, till He finally and sternly cast the devil out using the word as a weapon. Jesus didn’t just quote the scripture, He had to use it as a weapon.
This time Jesus didn’t just say it is written, He said:
“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ (Matthew 4:10)
This was similar to what David did when he confronted Goliath.
Beloved, what is the challenge confronting you? Take hold of the word of God concerning that situation and use the word as a weapon to enforce your victory.
Get hold of the word, be full of the word of God, that you may be ready in all season; with your mouth full of the right words to be used to wage war.
Hallelujah!
I entertain the right thoughts
My mind is saturated with the light of the word , therefore I speak light
Prevailing Mentality!!
Out of my mouth comes forth words that ediffies and gives life to men
Oh glorrrreeeeeyyyyyy!!
The word of God is my meditation and delight
Sweeter than Honey.
I am full of the word of God
I’m full of the WORD of GOD!!
Gloreeey
The deceptive schemes of the enemy will not prevail because I am holding firmly GOD’S WORD.
I am empowered with GRACE to know how to rightly use the word in the any given situation or challenge.
Hallelujah!!
In the new of Jesus
I live in the certainty of the word of God
I talk GOD’S WORD daily..
I dispense Life in all Situations..
I dispense Life in men.
I maintain absolute confidence in the word of God
Amen!
I was born by the WORD..
I respond to the WORD..
I Act the WORD..
I live by the WORD..
Glorrrreeeeeyyyyyy!!
Until you are full of the Word in all situations, you will not be sharp enough to address every opposing thought.
You cannot wage good warfare when you are not full of the word of God.
Eiiiiii
I am seasoned with the word of God
Thank you Lord JESUS!!!
I have esteemed and treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
Thank You Lord Jesus
For Machaira with Apostle Bennie
I lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ
Imagine a soldier going to war without a sword…..
I wage war with the word of God given to me.
I wage war
Oh thank you sweet Jesus.
I use the word right in every situation. I am not ignorant of the schemes of the adversary. Since the adversary’s greatest tool is deception, I learnt that to wage good warfare we need the Word. It is the word of God that I would be able to wage good spiritual warfare.
From 1st Samuel 17, I really enjoyed and was inspired by David. In as much as Goliath was rude, David never lost His composure. His eyes were fixed on the goal. He overcome the adversary by faith through God’s word.
I make the word of God my delight and meditation.
Oh boi !!!
Kabashakababa!!
I am a sharp edge in the hand if my Lord.
From Revelations 1 verse 16, I learnt that the word of God is in the hand of our Lord and it is with it He uses to fight battles.
I fight my battles with the word if God in my heart
When I am filled with the word, oh my, what can mere men do to me??
Oh thank you sweet Jesus. Your word is my standard. I see in your lens.
Thank you sweet Jesus
Thy Word is the lamp onto my feet and the light unto my path
I use the word of God as a weapon to enforce my victory
Thank you sweet Jesus
I speak forth the word of God at all times
Heyaaaa
From the daily bible reading, I learnt that as we put our trust in the Lord, He delivers us and as we wait upon Him, we see His mighty arm.
I learnt that although they may be struggles, fears, temptations among other challenges, the Lord is our light and our salvation. We should not fear. It is high time we put our trust in the Almighty God for He cares about us. He never leaves the righteous forsaken.
All my life, I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Oh what a meal
Glory to God.
I live according to the very Word that comes from God’s mouth..
Thank you Lord Jesus Christ
I meditate and delight in the Word of God.
The word is the strength of my life.
Glorreeeyyy
Oh lord I am a blessed man! I hod unto God’s word at all times gloreeeeeeeeyyyyyyy
For I speak forth spirits and life
Thank you sweet Jesus.
Psalm 27 did something amazing to my Spirit.
It talks about God using His word to wrought mighty signs and wonders like letting the deer give birth.
It is no wonder that the word produces and we shout gloreey!!!!
Heyaaa
You indeed turn my mourning into dancing
What a God we serve!!
I Meditate on God’s word
I give my mind to the word of God which is the sword of the spirit,a weapon for warfare.
Kaish
I study the word
I Meditate on the word
My heart and mind is saturated with the word of God
In the name of Jesus
I won’t allow the devil attack what God says about me. I use the word on my mouth to fight
I use the word on my mouth to fight
The kind of thoughts you entertain will shape your words, and your words will define your world.
Oh glory to God
I don’t entertain the deceptive thoughts of the adversary.
In the name of Jesus!
In the name of Jesus
Thank You Jesus, I grow in the revelation of the Word, to know how to rightly use the word in every situation.
Glory to God
Thank you Sweet Holy Spirit
I wage war with the word of God
I don’t keep mute anymore.
In the Mighty Name of Jesus
I don’t keep mute
I give myself continually to the trainings of the word of God
Heyaaaa
Thank you Apostle Bennie. I allow my thoughts to be ruled by the Word and i declare the word as I meditate.
Glory!
I have the right words to utter concerning every situation by the revelation of the word in my spirit.
Thank you Jesus for giving me the best gift ever. THE WORD IS ALIVE IN MY SPIRIT
Gloreeyy
In the dig deeper scriptures from 1 Samuel 17:44 when Goliath spoke to David to come to him…David didn’t burst into anger and approached Goliath,he praticed patience and there he call on God.
We shouldn’t tackle life with emotions
Life is tackled and injured with goodness when we speak and call upon God
thank you, Lord Jesus
I entertain the right thought. I don’t give myself to the deceptive thought of the adversary.
Out of my mouth proceeds the word of God.
Thank you Lord Jesus
I am full of the Word of God
Thank you Lord
This is absolutely true. The thought of man influences his words and which in turn influences his world. It’s like a cascade initiated by the adversary against the saints. If he gets you to think defeat, weakness, doubts and failure, the cascade continues which soon becomes a reality.
But thanks be to God, I take the sword of the Spirit which is the word. I will not keep mute. I will talk the rhema of God concerning every life challenge to enforce my victory.
Glory to God!
Thank you Lord Jesus
I consistently address every situation with the word of God. I don’t stop speaking. I don’t stop meditating.
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