INTRODUCTION

The Bible clearly emphasizes that the Christian warfare is a “fight of faith” (1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
See All...) against spiritual foes (Ephesians 6:12For 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.
See All...). With this in mind, it only makes sense that the weapons used in this warfare would also be spiritual in nature. The Christian’s fight needs no physical arms, swords, or weaponry of any kind, yet the weapons of this warfare are “mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.” Those religions (and cults) who use physical weaponry to convert others to their “faiths” have never done this at the Lord’s bidding or direction. The Christian faith never has nor ever will convert one single person through use of a physical sword or threat. Instead, God’s people are completely reliant upon the words of God and the God of those words.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS

• (For children): Learn your Bible and use it as a sword (Hebrews 4:12For 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.
  See All...a) either to attack error or defend the truth. For example, if someone says you do not have to go to church, quote Hebrews 10:25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
  See All...a or Psalm 122:1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
  See All.... If someone says a bad word, quote Psalm 34:13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
  See All...a or Ephesians 4:29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
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• (For everyone): What does this teach us about the wars of the past that have been fought with physical weaponry in the name of Christianity with the purpose of converting the enemy “to Christ”?
• How can believers have more success with spiritual weaponry than with physical weaponry? How can this also apply to those who seek worldly methods in converting sinners?

PRAYER NEEDS

• Ask God to show you the strength of spiritual weaponry.
• Ask the Lord to help you be faithful in battle.

HYMN

Hold the Fort

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