THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT !

THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT ! "Above all, taking the shield of faith, where with you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God" (v.v.16-17). The sword of the Spirit. The spoken Word of God is the sword of the Spirit ! Consider the shield that God placed around Job and all that he had: this shield is not like the Romans shield everyone thinks about. (Job 1: 5 through 10) "And when the days of their feasting were over, Job sent for them to purify and hollow them, and rose up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, it may be that my sons have sinned and cursed or disowned God in their hearts. Thus did Job at all [such] times. Verse 6, Now there was a day when the sons (the angels) of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (the adversary and accuser) also came among them. And the Lord said to Satan, from where did you come ? Then Satan answered the Lord, from going to and fro on the earth and from walking up and down on it. Verse 8, And the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who [reverently] fears God and of sayings from and shuns evil [because it is wrong] ? Then Satan answered the Lord, Does Job [reverently] fears God for nothing ? Have You not put a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side ? You have conferred prosperity and happiness upon him in the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land." The amplified Bible. We call the Bible our sword, but it is not really the sword. It may be the substance the sword is made up, but it is not the sword until it proceeds out of your mouth. It is written: in (Revelation 19:15) "From His mouth goes for a sharp sword with which He can smite (afflict, strike) the nations; and He will shepherd and control them with a staff (scepter, rod) of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath and indignation of God the All Ruler (the Almighty, The Omnipotent). The amplified Bible. There is no life in the Bible until it comes out of your mouth. You can lay the Bible on someone that is sick and it will not heal them. There is no power in the book. The power is released when you believe it and speak it. You breathe Life into It and the Spirit of God raises up in you when you dare to say, "Father, Your Words say that my need word be supplied according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus. I have given, and now it is given to me good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over shall men give into my bosom. In the name of Jesus, I receive it." In the Greek, there was little or no pronunciation. The translators just simply punctuated as they believe it should be. I believe from studying versus 17 and 18 that Paul is saying, "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God praying always."