Divine Weapons

“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:4 NIV)

When my son was younger, he used to spend a lot of time daydreaming instead of finishing his homework. Once when I asked him why he wasted so much time, he responded: “Mom, it might look like I’m not doing anything, but I’m actually accomplishing a lot that you can’t see.”

I was reminded of the above incident when I  read the following in Jesus Calling by Sarah Young:

“Spending time alone with Me can be a difficult discipline because it goes against the activity addiction of this age. You may appear to be doing nothing, but actually you are participating in battles going on within spiritual realms. You are waging war--not with the weapons of the world, but with heavenly weapons which have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (September 12th)

Time with God can seem unproductive, but it is where spiritual battles are fought. Solitude, silence, sacred listening, studying scripture, prayer, fasting, contemplation,worship, writing--all are divine weapons that are useful in demolishing strongholds of evil. Training in and using these weapons require much time and energy. The work you do in this arena is neither visible nor measurable; the world may not validate it as profitable. Yet, it is immeasurably worthwhile. The spiritual realm is the real battlefront. Everything else is merely theatrics.

“So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way.” (Ephesians 6:11 MSG)