The Weapons of our Warfare

Some heroes have swords and arrows. Some have light sabers and spaceships. Others have helmets and shields, What are the weapons of godly warfare?

King David used prayers to God.

“Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just… My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart. God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day.” [1]

He placed the wicked and the just into God’s hands. He trusted God to do what is right. God responds to this confidence in Him.

King David used songs of praise to God, and He used professions of God’s deeds to others.

“Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people.” [2]

King David employed humility before God to gain God’s attention and God’s help.

When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble.” [3]

King David employed the weight of God’s compassion for the needy and poor against the weight of evil leaders who oppressed them.

“For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.” [4]

These spiritual weapons are powerful because the source of their power is God Himself. “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but MIGHTY IN GOD for pulling down strongholds.” [5]

So now, let us employ these weapons! Let us go to battle against the forces of darkness that are destroying the lives of so many poor and needy people! By reliance on the power of God, and His leading, let us bring down evil and build up the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.” [6] Amen!

[1] Psalm 7:9-11
[2] Psalm 9:11
[3] Psalm 9:12
[4] Psalm 9:18
[5] 2 Corinthians 10:4
[6] Psalm 27:13