Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of the soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
In Charles Spurgeon's sermon entitled The Sword of The Spirit there is this quote: " A spear will not do, nor bow and arrow; the enemy is too near for anything but hand-to-hand fighting. Brethren, our foes are not only of our house, but of our heart. I find an enemy within which is always near, and I cannot get away from him. I find that my antagonist will get his hand on my throat if he can. If our foes were far away, and we could play upon them with artillery which would kill at six or seven miles' distance, we might lead a pretty easy life. But no; they are here! At our doors! Yea, within us; nearer than hands and feet. Now for the short sword: the claymore of Holy Scripture, to stab and cut, near and now."
The enemy is close at hand ready to kill and destroy, they aren't shooting arrows at us from a distance they are getting right in our face. We need to arm ourselves for battle with God's Holy Word, sharper than any double-edges sword and be ready to protect ourselves from evil forces.
Having that picture really embeds the idea in my head of how important it is.
Lord, Your word is my sword in spiritual battles, help me to remember that and draw closer to You and study Your word in order so that I am ready when the enemy attacks.
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