THE 7 DEADLY SPIRITUAL WEAPONS OF EVERY BELIEVER

THE 7 DEADLY SPIRITUAL WEAPONS OF EVERY BELIEVER

2 CORITH. 10:3-6, EPH. 6:10-12

    “Of course we are human, but we don't fight like humans. 4 The weapons we use in our fight are not made by humans. Rather, they are powerful weapons from God. With them we destroy people's defenses, that is, their arguments 5 and all their intellectual arrogance that oppose the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive so that it is obedient to Christ. 6 We are ready to punish every act of disobedience when you have become completely obedient.

        

“10 Finally, receive your power from the Lord and from his mighty strength. 11 Put on all the armor that God supplies. In this way you can take a stand against the devil's strategies. 12 This is not a wrestling match against a human opponent. We are wrestling with rulers, authorities, the powers who govern this world of darkness, and spiritual forces that control evil in the heavenly world.

GOD'S WORD TRANSLATION

1.           THE NAME OF JESUS – PHIL. 2:9-11

9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. NIV

    

Luke 10:17 “the seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." NIV

    

Mark 16:17-18 “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well." NIV

Peter and John were going to the temple to pray as they usually do and a man that was cripple from birth was lying at the entrance in Acts 3:6-8 “Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." 7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong. 8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. NIV

After some days Peter and John were as in 4:7    

7 They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: "By what power or what name did you do this?" 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people! 9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. NIV

2.           The blood of Jesus Revelation 12:7, 8, 11

        

“7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven.

11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death”. NIV

This is a prophetic war that will take place in the future when satan will be totally cast to the earth forever. The battle took place in the very presence of God. Take note that the battle was not between God and satan but between the angels of God and satan and his demons. There is no way the devil or satan can stand before God in a battle.

Even if angels that are not permitted to use the blood, and also, mightier and stronger than human, wiser and powerful than flesh dare use the blood of Jesus against their counterpart and defeated them how much more we that have the right to use the blood, we need to use the blood against the powers the fight our success and our peace, you need to plead the blood over your life every day.

3.           The word of God – Hebrews 4:12

“12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. NIV

It was through the word of God that Christ overcame the devil at the time of His temptation.

Confessing the word alone is great sources of power, sometimes when you see that you are under attack by the devil start coating the Bible…..

There was a great miracle when Peter obeyed the word of Christ.

It was the word of God that brought life when Ezekiel was asked to prophesied on the dry bones.

4.           Your righteousness in Christ – James 5:16

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” NIV

Listen to me Church, the devil is not afraid of prayers but he will be afraid of your prayers when you are living in righteousness. Prayer without righteousness is meaningless and powerless. Sometimes when you are praying you think of speaking big terms, some of us we do learn the prayers of powerful men and women of God but they all come to naught but if you want real power over the devil live in righteousness. With all that the devil was doing to Job, the devil was still afraid of Job,

In Job 27:6-11 he declare his stand in the Lord;

6 I will maintain my righteousness and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live. 7 "May my enemies be like the wicked, my adversaries like the unjust! 8 For what hope has the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? 9 Does God listen to his cry when distress comes upon him? 10 Will he find delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? 11 "I will teach you about the power of God; the ways of the Almighty I will not conceal. NIV

    

Ezekiel 14:12-14 The word of the Lord came to me: 13 "Son of man, if a country sins against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply and send famine upon it and kill its men and their animals, 14 even if these three men — Noah, Daniel and Job — were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign Lord. NIV

5.           The Holy Spirit in you – Acts 1:8

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you…. NIV

    

Acts 10:38 “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. NIV

6.           The Fire Of God – Hebrews 12:28, 29

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 For our God is a consuming fire. KJV

When Elijah the man of God was facing a crucial moment in his life, soldiers were sent to arrest but he remembered that he had one deadly weapon

7.           The Weapon of Praise and worship - Psalm 8:2

“From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. NIV

Example of people who use the weapon of praise and worship

a.  Jehoshaphat - 2 Chronicles 20:20-28

    

“Jehoshaphat's army went out into the Desert of Tekoa early in the morning. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, people of Judah and Jerusalem. Have faith in the Lord your God, and you will stand strong. Have faith in his prophets, and you will succeed." 21 Jehoshaphat listened to the people's advice. Then he chose men to be singers to the Lord, to praise him because he is holy and wonderful. As they marched in front of the army, they said,

"Thank the Lord, because his love continues forever."

22 As they began to sing and praise God, the Lord set ambushes for the people of Ammon, Moab, and Edom who had come to attack Judah. And they were defeated. 23 The Ammonites and Moabites attacked the Edomites, destroying them completely. After they had killed the Edomites, they killed each other. 24 When the men from Judah came to a place where they could see the desert, they looked at the enemy's large army. But they only saw dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped. 25 When Jehoshaphat and his army came to take their valuables, they found many supplies, much clothing, and other valuable things. There was more than they could carry away; there was so much it took three days to gather it all. 26 On the fourth day Jehoshaphat and his army met in the Valley of Beracah and praised the Lord. That is why that place has been called the Valley of Beracah to this day.27 Then Jehoshaphat led all the men from Judah and Jerusalem back to Jerusalem. The Lord had made them happy because their enemies were defeated. 28 They entered Jerusalem with harps, lyres, and trumpets and went to the Temple of the Lord. NCV

b.  David, when he was called upon to minister to king Saul –             1 Samuel 16:15-16

15 Saul's attendants said to him, "See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the harp. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes upon you, and you will feel better." NIV

c.  Paul and Silas in Prison – Acts 16:25-26

    

“25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose. NIV

I don’t know the type of song or hymn they were sing but they were sing something about the power of Jesus’ name, the song also talked about how powerful the blood of Jesus is, it has power to brake lose every spiritual chain….

I added prayer to the weapons a believer can use against the enemy but the Holy Ghost thought me something which is very important for us all to know as a believer.

What makes prayer powerful is all that we have mention, if we take those things from our prayers (the name of Jesus, the Blood of Jesus, the Holy Spirit in us, the Word of God, the Fire of God and Praises) prayer becomes powerless.

Illustration

A gun cannot kill but bullet kills. A bullet cannot kill in itself but it needs a gun but when the two comes together they become a powerful weapon you can use against your enemy. So many Christians are holding guns without bullet in battle against the enemy who is aware that your gun is empty.

I remember a story that I was told; an arm robber went to the bank to rob in a hot Friday afternoon, when he entered the bank he shouted, everybody down if you move I will kill you. In some few seconds, someone entered without knowing what was going on, the man said to her, you are lucky that there is no bullet in my gun I would have killed you. They were still lying on the floor not knowing that the man was mad and the gun was a toy type of gun.

The Christian today are repeating what the mad man did not knowing that the devil knows that our gun is empty.