Nan Efezyen 6:17, nou li sou Epe Lespri a. Yon sòlda ka mete bon inifòm pou pwoteksyon, but if a soldier enters the battlefield without a weapon or if the soldier is unskilled and doesn’t know how to use his weapon, the soldier shall not be able to fight and stand against the enemy and shall eventually lose the fight. Because as soon the enemy finds out that the soldier is unarmed or doesn’t know how to use his weapon, the enemy shall attack and gain the victory. A soldier without a weapon or a soldier, who is unskilled and doesn’t know how to use his weapon, can’t be victorious. This also applies to every Christian, who is born again in Christ and belongs to the holy army of God. Every soldier of Christ should know how to use the Sword of the Spirit in battle. What does the Bible say about the Sword of the Spirit? What does the Sword of the Spirit mean?
What is the Sword of the Spirit?
Kanpe Se poutèt sa, Èske w gen ren ou girt sou ak verite, epi ki gen sou plak pwotèj la nan dwat devan Bondye; Ak pye ou mete ak preparasyon levanjil la nan lapè; Pi wo a tout, pran plak pwotèj lafwa a, Ki kote ou pral kapab pasè tout flechèt yo dife nan mechan yo. Epi pran kas la nan delivre yo, ak nepe Lespri Bondye a, ki se pawòl Bondye a (Efezyen yo 6:14-17)
The Sword of the Spirit is the only weapon and offensive element of the spiritual armor of God, by which you can attack the enemy and be victorious. The Sword of the Spirit is the Word of God. Therefore you can only attack and overcome the devil and his minions through the Word of God.
Malerezman, during the past years, the devil has enlarged his territory and has gained a lot of spiritual ground, due to the ignorance of believers and a lack of knowledge of the Word of God; verite a.
Many have fed themselves with the opinions and the words of man coming from a carnal mind and have tried to fight the spiritual battles with their fo doktrin and carnal methods and because of that many have lost spiritual battles and sometimes even have left God and His word and entered the way of the world.
Paske, nou pa lite kont lachè ak san
Paske, nou pa lite kont lachè ak san, men kont prensipote yo, kont pouvwa yo, kont chèf yo nan fènwa nan mond sa a, kont mechanste espirityèl nan kote ki wo (Efezyen yo 6:12)
Men, jan sa ekri a, we don’t wrestle against flesh and blood, men kont prensipote yo, pouvwa, chèf fènwa mond sa a, kont mechanste espirityèl nan kote ki wo. Se poutèt sa, we can’t fight the spiritual battle and overcome the enemy from the flesh by using carnal words, natural means, ak metòd.
The only way to fight the spiritual battle and defeat the enemy and cause a change is from the Spirit, from your position in Christ using the Sword of the Spirit, ki se Pawòl Bondye a.
The Word of God is the Truth and only with the Truth of God, alèji nouvo moun is able to discern, expose, reprimande, and destroy the lies and the works of the devil and his kingdom.
Jezi te bat dyab la ak epe Lespri a
Ankò, the devil taketh Him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all the kingdoms of the world, ak tout bèl pouvwa yo; And saith unto Him, All these things will I give Thee, if Thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, satan: paske sa ekri, N'a adore Seyè a, Bondye nou an, epi w'a sèvi li sèlman. Then the devil leaveth Him, epi, gade, angels came and ministered unto Him (Matye 4:8-11)
Jesus was en is the living Word of God and He knew the will and the nature of His Father. Lè Jezi te dirije pa Sentespri a nan dezè a, dyab la te eseye tante Jezi. Dyab la pa t sèvi ak pwòp mo pa l, but he used the words of God. Sepandan, the devil used the words of God in the wrong context.
Dyab la te eseye tante Jezi, by using the words of God for Himself and the lusts and desires of His flesh.
But Jesus knew the words and the will of His Father. Jesus knew the nature of His Father and He knew the nature of the devil. Therefore Jesus discerned the lies of the devil.
Jesus didn’t listen to the words of the devil and the will and the lusts and desires of the flesh and didn’t bow to the devil and His flesh, but Jesus stayed obedient to the will of His Father and used the words of God in the right context and said: “It is written….”
And so the two-edged Sword came out of His mouth and Jesus defeated the devil with the offensive weapon of the Spirit.
Jezi te montre nou, that this is the only way to expose the lies of the devil and to silence and defeat the devil
O hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repanti; sinon m ap vin jwenn ou byen vit, and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth (Revelasyon 2:15-16)
And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God (Revelasyon 19:15)
The two-edged Sword came out of the mouth of Jesus during His life on earth, after His life on earth, and shall always come out of His mouth.
Fighting without the Sword of the Spirit
Dyab la konnen, that a believer can’t fight the spiritual warfare without the Sword of the Spirit, nor fight without knowing how to use the Sword of the Spirit. Se poutèt sa, the devil tries to distract born again believers and keep them far away from the Word, so that they stay ignorant and he’ll be able to mislead and tempt them with his lies.
The devil also knows, that he doesn’t have to worry about carnal people, who have a lot of knowledge about the Bible, men yo pa fèt ankò. Since he knows, these carnal people are unspiritual and sense-ruled and are not able to walk by faith and apply the words of God in their lives.
Therefore all this knowledge of the Bible shall not do anything, but shall only puff them up. So that they walk in pride and exalt themselves above others.
Se moun natirèl, who don’t have the Holy Spirit and don’t see the spiritual warfare between the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness.
Although they have a lot of carnal knowledge about the Sword of the Spirit, they lack spiritual understanding and don’t know how to use the Sword of the Spirit, and don’t do anything with it. Poutèt sa, they are no threat to the devil and his kingdom (Li tou: Detwi zèv Bondye yo olye de zèv dyab la)
And so there are many people, who have attended church for years and have a lot of knowledge about the Bible and visit seminars and follow all the latest ‘faith trends’ and are always learning, without coming to the knowledge of the Truth (2 Timote 3:7).
Take the Sword of the Spirit
Se poutèt sa, annou travay pou nou antre nan repo sa a, pou pesonn pa tonbe apre menm egzanp enkredilite a. Paske pawòl Bondye a rapid, ak pwisan, ak pi file pase nenpòt nepe de bò, pèse menm nan divize nanm ak lespri, ak nan jwenti yo ak mwèl, epi li se yon moun ki konprann panse ak entansyon kè a. Pa gen okenn kreyati ki pa parèt devan je l: men tout bagay yo toutouni e yo louvri devan je Sila a nou gen pou nou fè a (Ebre 4:11-13)
Many believers beg God to take away the spiritual battles from them, but God will never do that. He will be with you, guide you and protect you, but you have to take the Sword of the Spirit, ki se Pawòl Bondye a, and fight the battle with the Word of God, menm jan ak Jezi.
Toutotan ou rete nan Jezikri; Pawòl la, you shall be clothed with the spiritual armor of God. By faith in the Word and doing the Word, you shall be protected and with the two-edged Sword, you shall be able to attack the enemy and be an overcomer.
Therefore it’s important to know the Word. Because if you don’t read and study the Word of God by the Holy Spirit, you shall stay ignorant about the truth of God and His will and you shall not be able to fight the fight of faith, let alone to stand by faith during the fight and be victorious.
Se sèlman atravè Pawòl la, you shall get to know the Father and His will and by applying the words of God in your life you shall be able to resist and defeat the devil and be victorious.
The ongoing spiritual warfare
Koulye a, mèsi pou Bondye, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, epi li fè nou parèt bon sant konesans li nan tout kote. Paske, nou se yon bon sant Kris la pou Bondye, nan moun ki sove yo, ak nan moun ki peri: Pou youn nan nou se yon odè lanmò pou lanmò; e pou lòt la odè lavi pou lavi (2 Korentyen 2:14-16)
Paske, nenpòt kisa ki fèt nan Bondye genyen batay la sou latè: e se viktwa sa a ki genyen batay la sou lemonn, menm lafwa nou. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? (1 Jan 5:4-5)
Apre sa, mwen tande yon vwa byen fò ki t'ap di nan syèl la, Kounye a se delivre, ak fòs, and the kingdom of our God, ak pouvwa Kris li a: paske moun k'ap akize frè nou yo ap jete atè, ki te akize yo devan Bondye nou an lajounen kou lannwit. Apre sa, yo te genyen batay la ak san ti Mouton an, ak pawòl temwayaj yo; epi yo pa t renmen lavi yo jiska lanmò (Revelasyon 12:11)
Mwen se Alfa ak Omega, Kòmansman ak Fen an. M'ap bay moun ki swaf dlo sous dlo ki bay lavi a gratis. Moun ki genyen batay la va eritye tout bagay; epi mwen pral Bondye li, epi li pral pitit mwen (Revelasyon 21:6-7)
Life is an ongoing spiritual warfare. Sometimes a certain battle may be overcome quickly and sometimes it may take a little bit longer. Men, yon sèl bagay ki sèten, if you stay in Jesus Christ and fight from your position in Christ by the Spirit, standing by faith on the Word and don’t give up, and take the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God and use it the right way, then you shall be victorious and be an overcomer.
That’s the promise of God, the Word testifies of.
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