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"And take the helmet of
salvation,
and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God."
Ephesians 6:17
Our Bible is Our Weapon
I
watched an interesting program on the History Channel
not
so long ago about the U.S. Army
assigning their new recruits a rifle, which they each
kept
throughout their training.
The
rifle was called their "piece" and it became a part of
them.
The
recruit handled the "piece" continually,
disassembling and reassembling it.
They
cleaned it and maintained it.
They
carried it 12 hours a day.
Through rivers and streams, they may have gotten
their
heads wet, but their "piece" stayed dry.
Some
months after being issued their "piece"
the
soldiers know every inch of it.
They
could break it down and reassemble it in just seconds,
blindfolded!
Man
and weapon had become a synchronized and
deadly efficient fighting machine.
Now,
in looking into Spiritual warfare,
as in
physical warfare,
the
effectiveness of any weapon is directly proportionate
to
the efficiency of the one operating it.
The
Spiritual warrior's proficiency with their basic
weapon
(The
BIBLE)
should be no less remarkable.
But
quite sadly, if believers had to rely on their own
Bible
familiarity in life and death situations,
the
majority would helplessly perish.
"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."
Hebrews 4:12
"Lord Dictated Them"
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