SPIRITUAL WEAPONS OF WARFARE 14

SPIRITUAL WEAPONS OF WARFARE 14
Hello everyone, welcome to another exciting and revelationally filled broadcast. Yesterday's emphasis was on THE SHOE WHICH IS THE GOSPEL OF PEACE. This is the shoe that we put on in spiritual warfare. We are protected from every trap of the Devil from the shinning shoe that we put on.
Today's emphasis is on

THE SHIELD OF FAITH

Eph  6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Before I go properly into today's topic, let me say some things along this line.
THE MOST IMPORTANT BIBLE TEACHING/DOCTRINE IS FAITH.

 There is nothing else that you can teach in the Bible that is more important than FAITH.
Listen, I know about teachings on DIMENSIONS, I am aware of 1 Cor. 13. Don't take that scripture out of context, just leave it there.

IF YOU HAVE OBJECTIONS, RAISE IT EITHER PUBLICLY OR IN A PRIVATE CHAT.
Brother, you need faith not to give a corresponding reply to a dirty slap on your spotless face. Oh my! Especially if you are privileged to see a star almost coming out of your eyes. You need a strong conviction in God's word to walk away. To turn the other cheek, hmm.

Listen, It takes faith to access all the blessings of God. From the Cross to the Throne, faith is needed.
It is by faith we got saved, by faith we please God, by faith we live holy, walk in love, access God's promises, obey God's word, receive the Holy Ghost, walk in the supernatural, etc. There is nothing to do in God's Kingdom without faith.

 I wonder what a pastor is teaching or preaching for a whole year if faith isn't a MAJOR PART OF THE MENU. No wonder many are powerless and are no different from the UNBELS.

Scripturally, faith could mean:
 a gift of the Spirit 1 Cor. 12:9,
a fruit of the spirit Gal. 5:22,
 a spirit 2 Cor. 4:13,
the by-product of the intercourse between the human spirit and the Word of God ROM. 10:17,
The faith of the Son of God Gal. 2:20.

There are also different levels in faith;
 weak faith ROM. 4:19,
 little faith Mt. 8:26, 16:8, Luke 12:28, great faith Mt. 8:10, Luke 7:9,
 strong faith ROM. 4:20.
These are functions of the degree of conviction from God's word and the revelation available to an individual.

We need to know that FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN RECEIVE FROM GOD, THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAITH FOR IT. Also, note that the price tags for whatever we want from God are different. This explains the possibility of having faith for something and yet not getting it because your faith wasn't enough.

The challenge with the WORD OF FAITH SETTING is that they have preached faith and directed it majorly at RECEIVING MATERIAL THINGS FROM GOD. This explains the extremes in 'Prosperity Preaching' and all the 'Say It and Get it' preaching. Study the Hall of Faith book, HEBREWS 11, you will see how faith was used for different things.
There is a faith for HOLY LIVING, TAKING TERRITORIES FOR GOD, KNOWING GOD MORE, SOUL WINNING, FLOWING IN THE SUPERNATURALS, SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE, etc.
 The spectrum of faith is wider than most pastors are teaching.
 Faith can be used to rebuke/calm the storm and also to go through storm and come out well.

Please, go and read wide on this subject. It's wider than what you know.
  Faith is needed IN/FOR EVERYTHING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

BACK TO OUR SUBJECT


The  Devil's quiver is full of poisonous darts; worry, fear, depression, sickness, evil thoughts, lust, temptations of various kinds, etc. The shield of faith is our defense against every darts of the Devil.
A dart (Grk.: Belos) is any missile thrown as the javelin, spear, arrow or a stone from a sling. The fiery darts perhaps refer to the combustible arrowheads that set fire on the fortifications, ships, houses and even shields of the enemy made of wood and leather. To quench these fiery darts, shields were either made of metals or covered with metals.

 Let's read the text again, Apostle Paul said 'Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked'.

'ABOVE ALL...' means above everything else, take the shield of faith because that's what you will use to quench all the fiery darts  that the Devil may try to assail against you.

What are Fiery Darts?
They are angry darts; ready to cause destruction before they are fired.
The shield of faith has to be used in our everyday life. The very description of these weapons of warfare tells us they must never be removed. He says 'put on the whole armour of God.. '. He says to take the shield of faith. Take it everyday even when you go to bed at night. The enemies might want to fire some arrows while you are sleeping. I hope you know that your spirit don't sleep at night? If your spirit is armed, you would have won many battles unconsciously. May God grants you understanding.

Stay in faith. Think faith thoughts and speak faith-filled words. I tell you categorically,  the Devil CAN NEVER defeat in you in the arena of faith.
When negative thoughts comes, hold out your shield of faith and use God's word to counter the negative suggestions of the Devil.

BIG KEY
In the realm of the spirits,  SPOKEN WORDS are higher and weightier than THOUGHTS and the potency of words depends on the power backing up such words. Selah.

I have learnt long ago that NEGATIVE THOUGHTS no matter how they are presented DO NOT ORIGINATE from my spirit because the Holy Ghost lives there. Neither can they come from God. GOD DOES NOT DO EVIL NEITHER TEMPT HE ANY MAN WITH EVIL. James 1:13. Negative thoughts can only come from the Devil and an unrenewed mind.
So, what I do is to answer those thoughts back most times AUDIBLY especially if no one is around with God's word. Paul the apostle says to take those thoughts, imaginations and every high things in prison till they bow down to Christ. 2 Cor. 10:3-5.
I will like to stop here today. Tomorrow's topic is THE HELMET OF SALVATION.
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