Mighty Weapons
Assumptions are built on not knowing for certain something and the imagination running on speculations. When assumptions are made, it often results in a believer suffering because they are seeing or thinking about things according to the truth. But the arena of the mind is where our battles are fought. Trying to fight based on assumptions can be dangerous—assumptions such as the enemy being so powerful and having strong weapons that are hard to come against. That kind of imagination can get a believer into real trouble and produce a victim mentality. But the Bible tells us something different about these things.
2Corinthians 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
Your weapons are not based on your strength and ability. You have mighty weapons originating with God! Christ’s obedience is your key to real victory! Knowing what Jesus did at the cross is key to knowing how complete the victory is.
Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
Jesus disarmed our enemy and all his minions! Jesus took away the handwriting of requirements against us that the enemy used to condemn us!
If you were sent to battle and had a high-powered weapon you had been trained to use and discovered your enemy had no weapons, just a bunch of threats, would you feel intimidated? Would you feel like a victim about to be made a prisoner of war? Or would you feel like a victor ready to celebrate?
Jesus has already defeated our enemy, and He sat down at the right hand of God, and we are seated with Him in the heavenly places! Jesus took the weapon the enemy used against us away from him. he disarmed the enemy completely. All the enemy can do now is employ deception and lies. He has to do his best to convince a believer to question the truth God has spoken concerning the finished work of Christ. Christ did everything needed to secure our salvation. Jesus is our redemption, sanctification, and glorification. Putting all our hope and confidence in Him is our greatest weapon!
This is the gospel message we should revel in. It is why Paul boasted in,
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
1Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.
The depth of your confidence will always rely on who stands with you and whether they have the power to help you. Here, we read about the power given to us in the person of Christ, the good news concerning Him, and the cross on which He died. Add to that the promise of the Holy Spirit, who represents God’s power, and you have a recipe for success and victory! You have mighty weapons, my friend!
