Know Your Sword!!!!

Reading: Joel 1-3 and Revelation 22

Scripture: Joel 3:9-10, Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up. Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”

Thoughts: We are continually in a battle, be it a battle of the oppressive spirits, or if it is with our own flesh. I need the reminders in my life that we are at battle and we have been called to this war. Not only are we called to arm ourselves with what we have, like when Joel said to make swords and spears from the tools they had we have the armor of God to go into war with. We have all the gear available to us including a sword. We can look the part by putting on the gear but if we do not spend time practicing with that sword you will not be affective with it. That sword that we have is the Word of God and we need to be in it, to always reading and chewing on it. Just as a warrior knows his sword, we need to know ours. 

Prayer: Lord God, through your covenant with us we have been given your armor and your sword, we thank you that you have given us the opportunity to take up each of those items that make us your armor. I ask that you help us to have the desire to know our equipment and know how it protects us and how we are to battle with it. Lead us in the training for the battles we are not yet in and strengthen us to stand for you and all that will come against you.