"For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword..."
(Heb. 4:12)
A sword is meant to be used, not displayed in some museum for inquizitive gawkers to gaze upon. I think we of the K.J.V camp are the worst of the crowd. Many present God's Sword as a novelty, not a deadly weapon! "... cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood,” Jer. 48:10. In the listing the sevenfold pieces of armour in Ephesians 6, the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, is the only offensive weapon.
I think far too many saints have laid aside their Swords, and allowing them to rust. Like Goliath's sword, they wrapped it in a cloth and put it back in a tent. Theirs is on a shelf, gathering dust. Such swords are threats to no one, especially to the devil! Jesus defeated Satan by giving him three deep slices from the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God! I'm of the opinion he still carries the scars. Our example knew how to unsheathe His Sword; He didn't leave it in its scabbard.
When David commended Jonathan and Saul at their death he said, "...the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty, 2 Sam. 1:22. I like what it says about one of David's three mighty men, "And after him was Eleazar ... one of the three mighty men with David ... He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day..." 2 Sam. 23:9-10.
But not only are we to use our swords against the enemy, but ourselves. In the scripture Agag (an Amalekite) is a type of the flesh, and we are told Samuel took his sword and hewed him in pieces, 1 Sam. 15:33. Paul tells us we should, "...through the Spirit... mortify (cause to die) the deeds of the body..." Rom. 8:13
As Martin Luther penned, "One little Word will fell him (Satan)."
By An Old Disciple
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