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The sword of the Spirit

Bunyan was wise in sending his Pilgrims into the armoury immediately after supper. As soon as we are brought into communion with God, we need to be fitted for the fight of faith. All who are in the Kingdom of God’s dear Son have got the forces of the kingdom of Satan against them, so they need to be panoplied with the whole armour of God. Let us look at—

6. The Sword of the Spirit. The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God, not the thoughts or opinions of men. Jesus Christ did not fail to use the written Word when assaulted by the arch-enemy of God and man (Matt. 4:4). There be many in our days that seem at a loss to know where to find this sword now; the Devil has so blinded their minds that they imagine that the “Word of God” has been buried in a heap of ancient rubbish, and so they go on fighting with the rotten sticks of their own theories. Nothing but failure and shame can follow where the Word of God is not preached, because the Holy Spirit of God, the author of life and blessing, can use no other weapon. It is the sword of the Spirit.