Tuesday, December 15, 2020

The Sword is Utilized Verbally

 “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the spoken word of God.” (Eph. 6:17; Hebrew Names Version)

Most Bible commentaries on this passage place very little emphasis on the need to verbally declare God's Word authoritatively in direct confrontation with the enemy. Yet, Scripture gives us numerous examples of God supplying miraculous power when we assert our authority by faith in His Word (Ex. 14:13-16; Josh. 10:12, 13; 1 Sam. 17:45-50; Matt. 17:19-21; Mark 11:22-24; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 17:5, 6). Yet so many scholars and Bible teachers neglect and even dismiss this important truth . Yet, I believe it is one of the reasons we rarely see a visible a demonstration of God's power today. We do not exercise authority using “mental telepathy”. We must take God’s Word and address Satan with it from our mouths.

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