Spiritual Attack.

The Word was made flesh. Jesus.

We are to use the Word of God as our spiritual weapon.

The Word of God- by the Word.

Jesus quoted the word of God, the word He knew, the word He gave.

We are to TAKE the sword of the Spirit--

Eph 6:17  And take …the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God

And when a person takes a sword it is with what intent? You take a sword to protect yourself from an enemy. When the enemy attacks you'll be armed and ready to defend yourself.

So how do we take the word of God and wield it as a spiritual sword protecting ourselves from a spiritual attack?

Jesus used it when Satan spoke to Him, tempting Him. 

Satan doesn't speak to us, at least no one I personally know.

In fact, Satan has shrouded his attacks on us under many guises so many that we scarcely know when we are being attacked.

Php 2:3  Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 

Php 2:4  Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 

Php 2:5  Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 

Php 2:6  Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 

Php 2:7  But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 

Php 2:8  And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 

Php 2:9  Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 

Php 2:10  That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 

Php 2:11  And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

Lights in the World

Php 2:12  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 

Php 2:13  For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 

Php 2:14  Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 

Php 2:15  That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 

Php 2:16  Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 

Php 2:17  Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 

Php 2:18  For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me

When we read passages such as the one above we need to suspect that we are under a spiritual attack when we are not looking out for others good before our own. We have to suspect attacks when we are filled with strife or vainglory, and are not lowly in mind. When we do not obey the word of God, we are being influenced by Satan. If we are filled with murmurings and disputing, we are under attack.

The truth is, there is a standard we are to look to in our lives- Jesus Christ our Lord.  The mind that is in Christ needs to be in us. When we fall short of this standard we are in need of forgiveness. We must never cease striving to have Christ in us, in our lives, in our actions. 

All our striving will not give us salvation. Salvation is a gift freely given. Our striving is because we desire to live as our Savior.

Satan would have us under constant attack, and we cannot ignore the attacks. The Holy Spirit will give us discernment and when we recognize we are being attacked we have to use the SWORD of the SPIRIT, the WORD of GOD. 

Christ quoted from the only scriptures available to Him in Hit time on earth. We need to quote from the scriptures available to us. Seriously, we need to learn to do this. It may sound bizarre but it's truth!

More on this tomorrow by the GRACE and MERCY of our LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST!