Message #18 (of 20) from the PrayerPower radio series
"Spiritual Covering"

by Kaye Johns

Paul tells us, in his great passage on spiritual warfare, that the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God is our offensive weapon against Satan [Ephesians 6:10-18]. The truth defeats the deceiver, the father of lies.

In Ephesians 6 Paul is giving us our battle assignment against Satan, the means of applying spiritual covering for ourselves and loved ones through prayer. We’re to live the life that is hid in Christ, our armor of light [Romans 13:12,14]. As we come to the place of prayer, we’re to inspect the armor of our relationship with Him to see if there is anything that has allowed a chink in our armor, any break in our fellowship with Him. If we can come to stand our ground, secure in the full and complete armor of our unbroken relationship with Christ, we can indeed stand our ground in prayer and take up the Word of God as the sword that will defeat Satan at any point.

Jesus showed us exactly how to use the sword when He was tempted in the wilderness. He countered every action Satan took with Scripture, and Satan was defeated [Matthew 4:1-11]. As we stand our ground in prayer, we can thrust Satan through with verse after verse from the Word. He cannot stand against the Truth.

Pray with me now -- Lord Jesus, thank You for showing us how easy it is to defeat Satan with the truth of Your Word. Help us to use it as effectively as You did, for we ask in Your name. Amen.

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