Trust in Your Weapon

I believe the Bible.  I always have.  Or at least I thought I did.

Last week, I faced a lot of lies, and I was quickly overwhelmed by anxiety.  I feared the future.  I feared the present.  I feared life itself.

And when I opened my Bible, the words there told me something completely different.  But, staring at the pages, I had to decide if I believed them.

   

I will wait for You, O You his Strength;

For God is my defense.

My God of mercy shall come to meet me;

God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.

- Psalm 59:9-10

God is my defense.  I took a deep breath.

He will come to meet me.  Then why was I scared of the other things?

He will let me see my desire on my enemies.  But what if that wasn't true?

I stared at the page and fought.  Sometimes I still fight.  I fight to believe, to accept, to let it transform my life.

If we truly believed the Bible, our lives would be radically different.

We say we believe.  We think we do.  But do we live like it?

How could we fear when He promises to never leave us nor forsake us?  (Heb.13:5) 

How could we not share the Gospel when it's commanded so openly?  (Mark 16:15) 

How could we not rejoice when the God of the Universe is singing over us?  (Zeph. 3:17) 

How could we say we don't have time to memorize, read the Bible, pray, when that's our weapon against this horrible enemy who wants to steal, kill, and destroy us?  (Eph. 6:10-20) 

If the Bible is true, why am I afraid?

Maybe sometimes I don't really believe it.

It's like we have this sword, and we're trying to fight.  But we don't really think it's strong enough.  We wave it, try to scare the enemy away, but we're too afraid to actually hit him.

The Bible is our weapon.

Go dig into one of the Psalms and find those promises.  Read Revelation and revel in the immense glory of Who God is.  Explore the Old Testament stories and see His hand.

The Bible is true.  That means these are also true:

You are loved with an everlasting love (Jer. 31:3).  God treads down our enemies (Psalm 60:12).  He has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3).  We fight against spiritual hosts of wickedness that must be fought by truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, the Word of God, and prayer (Eph. 6:10-20).

This is serious.

If you believe the Bible, your life has to change.  We're in a war zone, and we're not going down easily.

That's what I had to decide - I'm going to believe.  I'm going to stop reading the Bible as a book and read it as Truth.

Dear friend, don't let anything hold you back.  Read the Word as truth.  Believe it.  Memorize it.  Pray it.  Abide in it.

Seek Jesus, and He will be found.  We can't do this on our own.

What promises has He revealed to you?  What struggles do you face?  Let's fight this together.

  

As the mountains surround Jerusalem,

So the Lord surrounds His people

From this time forth and forever.

- Psalm 125:2

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

- Hebrews 4:12 

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