Greetings to His Bride around the world.
I had a little testimony I wanted to share of what the Lord did for me in my Quiet Time recently. I trust it will be an encouragement to my fellow soldiers in the Lord’s army.
I had been listening to a message Saturday morning about the whole armor of God, and how a Christian stands in the battle against Satan. As we all know, the wiles of the devil are so prevalent today; we are all targets of his most aggressive attacks. It seems each day the enemy has a new arrow he shoots my way.
I had been thinking a lot about the greatest battle ever fought, and this subject was strong on my heart. The Lord had been dealing with me on this subject in a great way. I had been mediating on the standard that the Lord has raised up for us today: His Word!
As I was listening and speaking with Him, the Lord spoke to my heart about the two-edged Sword that we read about in the Apostle Paul’s epistle, and hear God’s prophet teach on. Since that morning, the two-edged Sword of His written Word and Spoken Word has had a new meaning to me.
My Sword He has given me is two-edged, and is so sharp that it cuts the enemy on either side. Sometimes I’ll use the one side of the blade and hit the enemy with “It is written” by using a Scripture verse in the Bible. And sometimes I’ll use the other side of my Sword and say, “It is Spoken” and I’ll use a quote of Brother Branham. It cuts the devil every time.
When I see the enemy coming or something happening, I not only use my shield of faith and helmet of salvation, but I pull this Sword and meet him. I don’t stay on the defensive. As a son of God, I am going to meet the “Philistines” in my life. And friends, I can report that I have been cutting through the enemies like the men of old who cut through the Philistines, praise the Lord!
I have also noticed some of those same “Philistines” that I have been dealing with don’t come around as much as they used to. Maybe because they know they will get my two-edged Sword pulled on them. The more I am reading the Word and listening to His spoken Word, the sharper my Sword becomes. I still fail every day, but I am in the battle, swinging a double-sided Sword, and cutting the enemies as they come up.
I just wanted to share what the two-edged Sword means to me, and I want to encourage each of you brothers and sisters to pull your Sword when the enemy comes in.
We have the greatest weapon in Heaven and earth. No devil can stand it, and I am using it.
Bro. Michael