Sun.’s Devo - The Power of The Word

Read: Isa. 54:1-57:13; Eph. 6:1-24; Ps. 70:1-5; Pr. 24:8 It is amazing how many promises that we stand on are found in Isaiah. If you need a good rock to stand on for your children you can use Isa. 54:13-14 (“And all my children shall be taught of the Lord…”). For spiritual warfare, try Isa.54:17 (“No weapon formed against me shall prosper…”). If you are confused, Isa. 55:8-11 is a good reminder (“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord...”). If you are anxious and are having a hard time sleeping you can claim Isa. 57:2 (“I will enter into peace: I will rest when I go to bed.”) In Ephesians we have instructions on how to receive the blessings of God like: children honor your parents; fathers don’t provoke your children; servants obey your masters; be strong in the Lord; and put on the whole armor of God. Since our enemies are not earthly beings but invisible spiritual beings, our weapons must be invisible and spiritual also. Our first piece of armor is having our loins girt about with truth. That means we have the seed of God in our inmost being - our reproductive parts. This is talking about salvation. If we don’t have this truth, none of the other pieces will work. The next is the breastplate of righteousness. This has to do with the sanctification process that accompanies those who are truly saved. They want a pure heart. The next has to do with our walk. If we are truly saved then we will want to share it with others. Our faith is our next weapon. It acts as a shield against all the lies and discouragements the devil brings our way. Then we are to take the helmet of salvation. Our mind has to be covered with salvation. Our head must be covered with the blood. Last of all the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Notice that the Spirit and the Word work together. The Word has to be breathed forth from God for it to have power. Anyone can use the Word to preach their doctrine but unless it is breathed on by the Spirit is will bring death and not life. The Word is our weapon. We got ammunition in Isaiah to put in our guns, our mouths, that we can proclaim God’s Word back to him with power. God promised in Isa. 55:11, “So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Lord, teach us to use Your Word to accomplish Your will on earth.