It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Super Christian!

2 Corinthians 10:4-5:
"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. "

What do Superman's superhuman strength, Batman's utility belt, Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth, Prayer and the Word of God have in common? They are all amazing and powerful weapons! But only two of these are real and have divine power!

In Ephesians chapter 6 that we are instructed to put on the armor of God. The two offensive weapons described are the Word of God and Prayer. Jesus gives a perfect example of the use of these weapons when he is tempted by Satan in the desert. Matthew chapter 4 says that after Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights the tempter came. Since fasting indicates a time of prayer and meditation, we know that Jesus was fully prayed up and filled with awareness of the Holy Spirit. Satan tried to tempt Jesus in three different ways and each time, Jesus used scripture as the weapon to reveal and demolish the lies. Satan even tried to twist scripture and use it against Jesus, but Jesus' knowledge of the Word was superior. When Satan is revealed as a liar, he loses his credibility and he loses his power.

We can use scripture in the same way as Jesus. Every temptation that enters our minds and every stronghold that takes over our hearts can be demolished if it is tested through Word of God. We too, can use prayer and the Word of God to "demolish strongholds" and to "demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God".

Walk in prayer daily. Pray while you're exercising or in the shower. Pray in the car or while cleaning. Pray ceaselessly! But make sure you carve out some quiet time to communicate (listen and speak) with the Lord as well. Also, find time to be in the Word. In order to use scripture, we need to learn it first. Keep some index cards with Bible verses in your car or in your purse or tape them to your mirror in the bathroom. Pray that they will be written on your heart and that the Holy Spirit will intervene when needed and bring them from your lips.

Today's blog was posted by Bridge member Kelly Coxe