The Battle is the Lord’s – Part 2
If you missed the Introduction to this series, please go check it out!
Today we will look at The Plight of the Christian and The Proven Weapon:
The Plight of the Christian
We face a fight on a daily basis. This fight is not physical but spiritual.
Ephesians 6:12,
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
David recognized that he was not only fighting a physical battle but also a spiritual one. Physically speaking, he was no match for the nearly ten foot tall giant. However, David knew God was on his side. Working through Goliath was just another attempt of Satan to destroy God’s people.
The Christian has three enemies against which he battles on a consistent basis:
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The world
Romans 12:2,
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
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The flesh
Romans 7:18,
“For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.”
Romans 13:14,
“But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.”
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The devil
I Peter 5:8-9,
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”
The Proven Weapon
God’s Word is a proven weapon. It is the same weapon that Jesus used to confront Satan with in the wilderness. With every temptation that Satan presented, Christ responded with Scripture (Matt. 4).
Hebrews 4:12,
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
When David went against Goliath, he said that God would deliver Goliath into his hand so “that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel” (vs.46). We find similar phrases in Exodus 7:5 and Joshua 4:24. David did not underestimate the power of his adversary, but he went in the right way. David chose not to use Saul’s armor because he had not proven it. He had, however, proven the power of God’s Word.
We should have God’s Word hidden in our hearts so that we can draw upon it during times of need.
Psalm 119:11,
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against thee.”
The more our hearts are filled with Scripture, the more ammunition we have with which to fight Satan. Often the battle for sin begins in our minds. The more we meditate on Scripture, the less opportunity there will be for thinking wrong thoughts. We need to win the battle in our minds before it leads to wrong actions. God’s Word should be our first thought when we rise and our last thought before we go to sleep.
Psalm 1:2,
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”
If we are going to win this spiritual war, we need to fill our arsenal with the weapons that God has provided to us. The first weapon He has given us is His Word, the Bible.
Next week we will discuss two more weapons – The Presence of the Holy Spirit and The Power of God.
My desire is that every believer will be living in spiritual victory. I pray that you will apply these truths to your life and experience the victory that God has intended for us!