Now there was no smith
found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the
Hebrews make them swords or spears: But all the Israelites went down to the
Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and
his mattock. Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and
for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. So it came to pass
in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand
of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with
Jonathan his son was there found. [1 Sam. 13:19-22]
This
scripture from the Bible tells of a time when the tiny nation of Israel had no
blacksmiths to make weapons or armaments to make war or to defend themselves with.
The enemy had succeeded to disarm Israel by taking away their weapons, and
those who forged them! The Devil is trying the same method or approach today. A
blacksmith is someone who works with raw material and fire, and who knows how
to form and shape liquid metal into powerful weapons. Anyone who works skillfully
and accurately with the Word of God is a spiritual "blacksmith". The
enemy, who is constantly attacking the Word of God (The Sword of The Spirit),
also seeks to silence or remove the spiritual blacksmiths from this present
world. If Satan could get rid of the
spiritual blacksmiths, of this world we would live in spiritual darkness!
The Devil is always after the Spiritual Black Smiths of this
world, The ones who will speak The Word, the ones who will warn the wicked, and
those who will stand in the gap. The spiritual blacksmiths, with the fire and
the anointing of the Holy Spirit forge the raw and untreated materials of God’s
Word into influential and strong weapons which shape and mold God's people into
His image and likeness, equipping them for spiritual warfare and success. We,
as God’s Children, are all called to be strong in the Word of God, and to make
it our main and foremost weapon in fighting the evils of this world. Just like
the blacksmiths of old, as well as the blacksmiths in the world today, a
spiritual blacksmith also started out as raw material which was shaped and
formed by the fire of God to fight in the battle with Satan.
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord
and in the power of His might. Put on
the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the
devil. For we do
not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,
against spiritual hosts of
wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore
take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil
day, and having done all, to stand. Stand
therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate
of righteousness, and
having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above
all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the
fiery darts of the wicked one. And take
the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
[Ephesians 6: 10-17] NKJV
As Christians we must realize that are primary source of
conflict is not with the circumstances in this life or other people who would
make us mad and upset, but it is Satan and his evil spirits that truly are the
main reason and cause of this worlds conflicts. Satan and his imps are the ones
who influence, invigorate, and energize ungodly leaders. These demons are
highly organized. They have had since Adam and Eve {or before} to get
organized. We cannot fight ungodly leaders in our own strength, our own plans,
or strategies, or tactics. Our help must come from the Lord. We must put on the
whole Armor of God!
This
is not to say that we are not to stand up for what is right. If the government
is evil, our leaders are evil, or if we are living under an evil system, then
just like the prophets of old did we need to speak out against it. But it is the
Lord that fights the battles and we must remember that we are not fighting
against a country, government, leader, or evil world system. We are fighting
against evils forces in the spiritual world. To be over comers we are to have
the Whole Armor of God on or we will be beat every time.
In
closing I want to remind all Christians everywhere all the resources we need,
to defeat the enemy, come from Our Lord, who died for us. It is the same mighty
power that raised Jesus from the dead that we need in our lives. Evil times are
upon us and it is how you as the Christian deal with it as to the outcome! Spiritual
armor or the blacksmith’s weapons. The choice is yours!
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