Day 45
"And take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God." Ephesians 6:17 (Amplified)
It is called the "sword of the spirit." It is given to us as a part of our armor…but it is not of our design. It was created and is managed by the Holy Spirit to be used in conjunction with our spirit.
We are invited by God not only to learn and commit his Word to memory, but he is also inviting us into a partnership with the author of the Word. The Word of God is active and powerful through the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
The more we build and listen to the Spirit of God, the more He will "sharpen" the sword in our lives.
"The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you." John 14:26 (TMSG)
One of the things the Holy Spirit will facilitate in our lives is bring back to our remembrance the Word of God. He will not only refresh our memories, but he will also teach us to understand what is said in the Word.
For this reason, our relationship with Holy Spirit is important to be nurtured. We need to listen to the promptings and leanings in our spirits that the Spirit uses to communicate to us. One thing that will help us is to invite the Holy Spirit to open up the Word to us in revelation and explanation. As we do this, we'll find that the Word will become more important to us and we'll find that we will hear his voice leading us quicker.
This helps when we are facing adversity as well, because the Holy Spirit will quicken to us scriptures we have studies and memorized so that we can use them to defeat the attacks of those fiery arrows of the enemy.
Prayer: "Holy Spirit, open up the Word of God to me and give me revelation as I read and study the Word. Help me to be quick to respond to your leading and let me be able to use the sword in defeating the enemy in my life. In Christ I pray, Amen."
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