Poetic Wisdom

    A great war is raging inter-dimensionally throughout the world today and God’s prayer warriors are bombarding the forces of darkness in ways not known to many Christians.

    The weapons of God’s people are not carnal, but mighty through God to the tearing down of the strongholds of the enemy.  Please refer to 2nd Corinthians 10:4-5  in your Bible.

    In order to use the Lord’s weapons, we must do what the next verse teaches us.

4 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
5 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

    This is important preparation for the soldiers of intercession, which desire to invade the enemy’s camp in the world today.   This warfare is inter-dimensional in the scope of operations.

    The dimensional or spiritual aspect of this war must be understood!

12    For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.


    This  warfare  is  not  against  people,   but is truly to be fought on a different level; a spiritual area of conflict, unfamiliar to the majority of God’s people.

    As we proceed in our pursuit for spiritual knowledge, I will try to share some information that the Lord has allowed me to understand concerning His weapons for the children of God.

    Let us proceed with our preparation.  We are to put on the whole armour of God for our own defense. 

11    Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12    For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13    Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

          Many Christians enter into  the  supernatural realm without the realization of the great dangers hidden from their view.  The scripture is very clear about the importance of our preparation.  How do you take on the whole armour of God?  What should we do after taking this armour on?

    The answer to the second question is given in the next verse, “stand therefore”.  We are not to retreat, but are instructed to stand.  What do we do while standing?  Study verses 18 through 20, and you will see the counsel of the word pertaining to what to do.  Paul told them to pray for him in verse 19.  He told them in verse 20 what he was.  It is important to note that he was an ambassador in bonds.  We should pray for people like this, also.

    Now let us proceed with the first question about putting on the armour of God.  Isaiah 11:5 tells us about righteousness.  “And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.”

    Our Righteousness is through Christ, who is the Truth.  Our faith in Christ Jesus is our key to wearing the protection of our loins “being girt about with truth,” mentioned in Ephesians 6:14.  We put on understanding of our righteousness in Christ by faith.  This gives us strength to run the race set before us and to stand confidently in the truth before our enemies.  Faithfulness is very important.

    As we stand in the Lord’s righteousness, we put on the breastplate of righteousness, which protects our heart. 

    Our feet are shod with the preparation of the good news, the gospel.  We are to be prepared to stand in faith and to carry the good news, our steps being ordered by the Lord.

    Above all, we are to take the shield of faith to protect us from the darts of the wicked.  We know from scripture that it is impossible to please God without faith.  Faith will literally stop the darts of the enemy.

    Our helmet of salvation is protection of our mind from attacks on our single-minded trust, resolve, knowledge, wisdom, understanding and mental security in our salvation, purpose and battle against the devil.

    The sword of the Spirit is our aggressive and defensive weapon necessary for standing in the midst of battle and conquering the field of spiritual warfare.  The Word of God is two edged, sharp enough to divide the soul and spirit.  To not only scatter the spirits of the enemy, but also to pierce the most hardened hearts of men, convicting them of sin by the Holy Spirit and destroying the blinders over the eyes of the lost, that they might see.  This mighty weapon will protect and keep you in God’s will, destroying the darts of doubt and fears and error.

    The scripture tells in Romans 13:12:  “The night is far spent, the day is at hand:  Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light”.
    This is putting the light of God’s protection, which is done by casting off the works of darkness.  Be honest with God, repentant, turning away from sins and putting on the Lord Jesus Christ as verse 14 tells us.  We are to make no provision for the flesh to sin.  No room or space is to be allowed in us for the enemy to claim.  Ephesians 4:27 tells us:  “Neither give place to the devil.”

    Too many believers have given portions of their daily walk to the works of the devil.  This must change!   We need the armour of light!

    We need the protection of God’s glory to protect us.  The glory can be received through our Lord Jesus Christ by doing the fast of Isaiah 58:6-7.  In verse 8 we can see the reward.

    There is much to be said about the protection of the Lord.  However we shall proceed to the authority given to believers by the Lord Jesus Christ, who paid for us with His Blood!

    Jesus said in Matthew 18, verse 18:  “Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:  and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven”.

    In verse 19, the Lord tells us:  “Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.”   

    Can you see why the devil does every thing he can to divide God’s people?  Do you see the reason that the enemy tries to divide families, husbands and wives?  The church is the Lord’s people.  He promised to be in the midst of two or three gathered in His name in verse 20.

    Most Christians do not realize what this truly means for them.  John 15:7 gives individual Christians a wonderful promise, if they do what is said.  “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” Please read the 15th chapter of John.  It will give you much wisdom.     
 
    With this foundation of God’s word, I would like to begin to share some of the wonderful spiritual weapons of our precious Lord Jesus Christ, that He has given us.  It is time to start using them!

    Because of the Lord’s sacrifice on the cross we have the authority to bind and to loose.  Jesus gave that authority to us.  We have the blessing of agreement prayer.  I hope to touch on many of our weapons and deal more specifically with weapons less known to many of God’s people.

    1 Corinthians 13:8 teaches us the key of success:  “Charity never faileth:” This is crucial to our success in our spiritual warfare.

    Psalm 8:2 tells us: “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.”  The praise of little children is a key for stopping the enemy in his tracks and the avenger, which may include vengeful counter attacks from the enemy because of your stand against him.  This also may be a key of mercy pertaining to mistakes, where in vengeance might be taken.

    Our children are so important.  We should raise them to love and praise the Lord!   It is important for them and for us.

    Jesus calls knowledge a key in Luke 11:52.  Also, we find that God’s people perish for lack of knowledge in Hosea 4:6.  According to 1 John 2:20 “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.” In 1 Corinthians 2:16 we learn that we have the mind of Christ.  Philippians 2:5 states:  “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:” This is vital to our warfare.  We must allow the Lord’s thoughts to be our thoughts.  This is an important key in receiving the knowledge, wisdom and understanding that we need so much!

    We are told to judge not in Luke 6:37.  The counsel of the Word of God tells us to be merciful in verse 36.  These are keys to peace and avoiding the prospect of judgment upon our lives.  This would, of course, help us in our spiritual warfare.  We can war in confidence when our hearts are pure and our minds are at peace because of the avoidance of judgment in our lives.

    Galatians 5:1 tells us:  “STAND fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” Part of verse 13 tells us:  “but by love serve one another.”

    We are to walk in the Spirit with the promise that “ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” Verse 16 carries this promise.

    The fruit of the Spirit is very important.  They are love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance.  There is no law against these.  They are found in verses 22 and 23.

    Charity never fails!  Charity is the selfless loving and caring for others. It is the giving of one’s self for another, putting others before ourselves, and giving cheerfully to the needs of others.  It is God’s perfect love manifesting in His people.

    Love is a key to working faith.  Check out Galatians 5:6.  For too long the church has been divided.  We must love one another and show the world that we are one as the Lord prayed we would be in John 17:21.  The key to this unity is the glory given to Jesus that he gave to us, mentioned in verse 22.

    The bible has many keys and spiritual weapons in it to help us to come forth victorious in the many battles we must fight!

    The joy of the Lord is your strength, according to Nehemiah 8:10.  A merry heart does good like a medicine according to Proverbs 17:22.  It is important for health as we fight the fight before us.

    We should know that faith works well in peace.  Worry hinders faith.  We are given a measure of faith and may grow from faith to faith. There is also the gift of faith, mentioned among the nine gifts of the Spirit.

    Peace is the opposite of worry, which is a form of fear.  We realize that fear has torment.  Therefore peace is very important to our spiritual preparedness. 

    Longsuffering is important to success.  Many have lost great opportunities with people by not suffering the trials of discipleship.

    Gentleness is a quiet, powerful weapon against the dart of wrath.  Proverbs 15:1 tells us:  “A SOFT answer turneth away wrath:  but grievous words stir up anger.” This is truly a weapon against the wrath of man.  It is a defensive weapon that all Christians should know in their lives and ministries.  Actually, it is also an offensive weapon in that wrath turns away; therefore it is defeated.

    We know that goodness is a great witness to the life of a believer.  It shows the change that Christ makes in the lives of His people.  This is important to the word of our testimony, which is a part of our overcoming this world.


    “NOW faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1
states this fact very well.  Faith is the literal substance of the things we hope for.  God creates things from faith, which actually exists as a substance, though invisible to our natural eyes.  Without faith it is impossible to please God.  God operates with faith and we are made in His image.  God creates with faith and requires faith in us toward Him the author and finisher of our faith.

    Faith is given to us in a measure.  It grows from faith to faith.  It comes by hearing and hearing by God’s Word.  We hear and receive faith if we want to, and our ability to hear comes also from God’s Word.  Jesus is the living Word of God.  Faith, hope and charity, abides.  These three keys are connected.  Faith works by love and cannot work for us without hope; for faith is the substance of things hoped for.

    Meekness has several blessings.  We are to instruct in meekness.  2 Timothy 2: 25 refers to this.  It is a key to guidance from the Lord.  The meek shall inherit the earth.  The Lord lifts up the meek.  Do you need lifted?  The meek will be beautified with salvation.  They shall eat and be satisfied.  Look into the book of psalms and read about meekness.  These are great blessings to us in our walk of faith in the Lord.  Moses was the meekest man on the earth in his day.  Check it out in Numbers 12:3.

    Temperance is self-control.  If we lose that, we can lose many victories in our walk with God and the work of our ministry and spiritual warfare.  The loss of self-control bring a loss of respect, of which people will not listen as easily to our sharing of Christ, nor our counsels.

    There are some special weapons, unrealized by the majority of God’s people for the most part.  Let us enter in the knowledge of one of the most powerful weapons we have through Jesus name.

      Some years ago the Lord allowed me to experience some interesting things in the area of spiritual warfare.  An individual under the care of my ministry was opened up to the spirit realm and saw a vision of the Lord according to the testimony of that person.

    After seeing the Lord, the individual started to walk to their home several blocks away from the ministry building.  The eyes were still open to the dimension of the spirit realm.  A demon was sighted and rebuked.  She continued her journey until she saw coming forth from a sewer another demon.  In fear she crossed the street and was harassed by a demon in a tree.   She phoned the ministry from a phone booth and was found staring up at the tree, petrified.

    She was eventually taken back to the ministry headquarters.  Her strength was leaving her.  Normal prayers did not seem to conquer the enemy.  Though the Lord sent an angel to strengthen her, to my memory and perception of the situation.

    An area of scripture was brought to my mind.  It is found in 2 Thessalonians 2:8.  “And then shall that Wicked be revealed, Whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:” My understanding was being opened to one of the most powerful spiritual weapons we have as Christians.

    The light scatters the darkness.  God’s glory is a weapon!  Through the name of Jesus we have the authority to loose it against the powers of darkness.  I prayed with another person who saw a vision of the demon that was oppressing this poor young woman.  I loosed the light of God against it and the person seeing the vision saw the victory over the enemy as the light struck it’s target.  The woman was free.  This opened me up to a wonderful discovery and victory in the ministry of intercession.  Many experiences followed, giving me wonderful confirmations of the reality of this crucial weapon.  The scripture gave me more important confirmations, letting me know that I was on the right track.

    Habakkuk 3:4 gives us a unique insight into the power of God!  “And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.”

    The horns coming out of His hand was a ray of light.  There was the hiding of his power, in the light coming out of His hand.  We can loose that light against the enemy and the works of darkness.

          We are the body of Christ.  Our hands have become His hands on the earth today.  We are the candles of the Lord.  The Lord’s light is in those who have His life. 

    Psalm 18:12-14 says, “At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.  The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.  Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.”  The Lord uses supernatural and natural lightning in the weapons arsenal of His kingdom.  According to our faith, be it unto us.   All things are possible to him that believeth.  This is basically what the Word of God teaches us. Jesus calmed the storm, walked on water and raised the dead.   He taught us that greater works would we do.  It is by His Spirit and in Jesus name that these works must be done.  Where are the greater works?  Look beyond where we have been and start believing God for the seemingly impossible.  He is looking for a people who will dare to believe Him for mighty things for His Glory!

    David said to the Lord in Psalm 144:6:  “Cast forth lightning, and scatter them:  shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.”  Zechariah 9:14 says:  “And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as lightning:  and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.”  The arrow of the Lord goes forth as lightning and we can see that whirlwinds are also involved with the movement of God.

    1 Thessalonians 5:5 tells believers that:  “Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day:  we are not of the night, nor of darkness.” The word light in my research seems to be related to shine or make manifest, especially by rays.

    As believers and children of light through Jesus Christ the Lord.  We can literally manifest the light of God and become a spiritual weapon against the works of darkness and against the demonic realm.

    Jesus is the light and He lives in His people and desires for His Glory to rest upon us, His body that He indwells.  Christ’s Glory is a spiritual weapon that scatters the darkness.

    Ephesians 5:8 says:  “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord:  walk as children of light:”  Verse 9 gives us some keys to our walking in the light.  “(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)”  These things are important in the manifestation of light in our lives.

    The word light seems to come from the same Greek word as in the scripture mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 5:5.

    The Armour of light mentioned in Romans 13:12, also seems to have the same origin.  A friend of mine shared how a light around him protected him, which he could see.  Those wanting to approach him could not enter the circle of light.

    We need to abide in the Lord!  1 John 1:5 declares:  “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”

    In this light there is no darkness, therefore this is an important defensive key for us.  If we are fully in God, who is light, we would be free of all darkness, for in this light there is no darkness.

    1 John 2:10 gives us a vital statement.  “He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.”  This is a guarantee of success for our Christian walk if we do as it says, which is in agreement with the scripture that tells us “charity never faileth:” What a blessing from the Lord in His loving light!

    I recommend the reading of John 15.  This chapter in John deals with abiding in Jesus and is very important to our walk in the Lord and our success in every way, including our spiritual warfare against the powers of darkness.  Jesus will bless those who put the Word of God in their hearts and abide in Him.  Obedience to the Lord is something we must all do with His help.  Oh friends, let us walk in charity and help one another in the Lord!  Christ’s coming is near!

    Colossians 1:12 is a wonderful verse and should be read with the verses.  But let me give you this verse.  “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:” What a blessing for us!  There is an inheritance of the saints in light.

    Throughout this ministry in the latter years from the moment that the Lord began instructing me on this matter, I have been blessed to witness many victories using the rays of light in spiritual warfare.

    One time during prayer an individual had a vision of a bar.  The name of it was seen and a demon was sitting on top of it.  The light was loosed against it and it disappeared.  In the same room where we were praying, another individual was amazed.  This person testified that she was being tempted to go that bar.  We didn’t know that, but God did.  All glory is to the Lord Jesus!

    Time after time, the Lord gave examples of the importance of this weapon.  There is much scripture to base this information on.  I encourage you to search the scriptures and find more about this weapon of our warfare and it’s different applications. Let us proceed further into the weapons, keys and principles of our inter-dimensional warfare.

    Please remember that it is always wise to bind the strongman, Satan, and the ruling spirit involved in the battle, whether it is casting out demons from an individual, city, country, or situation.  Whatever the battle may be.

    It is also wise to pray for protection upon people who may be affected, including people that are close to you, also, animals and properties.  You want to prevent retaliation.  This is especially important when coming against a spirit of death.  In the faith of Christ we need not fear.  God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind.  That is what His Word teaches us; so do not be afraid.  We must fight the fight of faith.

    We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony.  Our trust must be in Christ’s blood shed for our sins.  Our testimony is our faith in action.  God did not call us to be silent or hidden in our Christian walk.

        And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

    The preaching of the cross is the power of God unto salvation.  We must always keep our priorities in order in our ministries.  Submission to the Lord Jesus is always necessary.  After submission is resisting the devil.  The Bible promises us that he will flee.  This is a spiritual law or principle.  It is a promise of God.  The devil is obligated to obey and he will in terror.  Have faith in God’s Word and you will be free if you do it!

    What if your faith is weak?  Call for the elders of the church, intercessors and feed on the Word of God until your faith is strong enough to be free.  Be honest with God, like the man who told the Lord he believed, but asked Him to help his unbelief.  God met the need for this man.  Trust Him to meet yours.  Be firm and unwavering.  Go after your miracle like the blind man who cried out to the Lord in spite of the words that others were saying, which would have stopped most people.  The man received his miracle.

    Spiritual Law is a set of principles in the Word of God that we must go by.  The devil and angels must also abide by the rules of God.  This is very important for us to understand.  It will increase the ministry results of all who learn to walk in the principles of the Word of God.  Deliverance can come quicker and so can healing.  Knowledge is a great weapon against the enemy.

    In Luke 9:1, we find that Jesus gave the twelve disciples authority and power over all devils, and to heal diseases.
 
    Mark 16:17 states:  “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;” This is a promise to the believer, a principle, a spiritual law that the enemy must respond to.  The devil is required to obey the believer, when we command him to leave.  He will test people’s faith and knowledge of their authority and waste time while putting on a show.  We need to know our authority and look at the Lord’s example.  It did not take the Lord very long to cast out devils.  He had the faith, the knowledge and wisdom.  Seek these things, for greater works will we do because Jesus went to the Father.  So when it seems to take too long to set someone free,  there is a reason.  Sharpen our hearing Dear Lord Jesus, that we may know the reason.

    Some people want to hold on to the sin that the demon is making a claim to.  Sometimes the name of the demon should be identified.  One time Jesus asked, “What is thy name?” in Mark 5:9.  Usually this is not necessary.  However, Jesus is our example and there is precedent for this.  I believe the Lord did this as an example for our instruction.  Discerning of spirits can give us this information as the Spirit leads.  According to your faith, be it unto you.

    Jesus sent people out in teams.  This is very wise.  There is protection in numbers.  I have found that a team working in deliverance is very effective.  A team of two or three is good.  Three is very beneficial.  One can cast the demons out and discern the spirits, while the other two can intercede and discern any needed names or number.  If the team is fully operative and led by the Spirit, the devil cannot hide.  God can also reveal any hindrances if there is a problem.  I highly recommend team ministry!

    Ecclesiastes 4:9,10 tells us God’s wisdom.  “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.  For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow:  but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.” Verse 12 says:  “And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”  Team ministry is wisdom!

    Marriage is very good, when the couple loves the Lord and walk in unity, as they are one flesh.  If they walk in the Spirit of the Lord, they are a tremendous weapon against the devil.  They have the advantage of binding and loosing, and also the benefit of agreement intercession.
 
    Spiritual law is important to understand.  In the world, when one breaks the law, the police arrest the individual if they are instructed to do so.  Sometimes it is necessary for someone to press charges.  In spiritual warfare, demons sometimes rebel, hoping that the believer will give up.  They try to deceive.  That is why discerning of spirits is so important and team ministry is good. 


    God has sent angels to help us who are inheritors of salvation.  When casting out a demon, if you come across a rebellious one and know what you are dealing with and there is no claim on the individual pertaining to the willingness to give up sin.  Then you have the option of asking God to have His angel take the demon to the pit for breaking spiritual law,  because believers have the authority and right to cast the demons out.  There are some cases where the believer needs to have fasted or to be in the process of fasting.  Because Jesus said in the case of the dumb and deaf spirit:  Mark 9:29 …“This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.” However if the believer is ready in their faith and properly prepared,  he or she may in the case of a rebellious demon ask The Lord to have His angel take the demon.

    In Jude, verse 6 tells us:  “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.”  These angels broke spiritual law.  They wrongfully left their own habitation and were bound in chains.  They are still in chains.  Not all fallen angels are in chains.  Satan is an example of that.  Yes, he is a lawbreaker!  But, he is temporarily permitted to operate, as well as other fallen angels, but cannot do anything without permission.  Read Job.  However, there are still rules that the enemy must abide by.  Who are the angels that are mentioned in Jude?  Though angels are not given in marriage, in Genesis, it is believed by many that these angels left their habitation and took wives, bringing pollution into the creation of man.  Josephus, the Jewish historian, reinforces this belief.  However, because of the division of opinions on this issue, let us not quibble over this!  But, rather agree that there was a group of angels mentioned in Jude that did leave their habitation and are in chains for it until the great day.  They broke spiritual law!

    John 1:12 tells us:  “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” Romans 8:14 tells us:  “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” We need to know who we are in all humility and honesty, in Christ Jesus.  We have authority in Jesus name.  Let us walk in this principle and truth and be led by the Spirit of God, which is necessary for our ministries to succeed!
     
    We will proceed to other spiritual weapons of our warfare.

The nine mentioned in 1 Corinthians, chapter 12 are:  the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, faith, the gifts of healing, working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, divers kinds of tongues and the interpretation of tongues.

These are supernaturally given to individuals for the edification of the church.  They are also very effective weapons in our war against the devil.

A word of wisdom can be a solution to solving a problem.  It can give us important direction.  It is valuable mixed with knowledge.  You can research the Bible and find much wisdom.

The word of knowledge can build faith that can bring miracles to peoples lives.  Much can be found on knowledge.  The word of knowledge is not all knowledge, but a word or portion of knowledge.

Faith is a gift of great importance.  We are all given the measure of faith and can grow from faith to faith.  However, the gift of faith is different.  It manifests many times for specific purposes.  One time I was at a meeting.  After it was over a minister had me  pray for a young man who had tunnel vision.  A gift of faith started operating in me.  I basically told the young man that he would be healed before he left the building.  We tested his vision to see how limited it was and prayed.  He was instantly healed!  The Lord Jesus be praised.  I understood that a doctor confirmed that he was well.  Throughout the course of this ministry God has had mercy upon me and has allowed me to work in this gift many times when ministering to those needing a touch from God.

The gifts of healing are a sign to the unbeliever, and healing is the children's bread.  This gift is plural,  the gifts of healing.  God gives the anointing to an individual and gives gifts to the people that they pray for.   The gift of faith works with the gifts of healing many times.  It is involved in the signs that follow the believer in Mark 16.

The gifts of healing are used in the deliverance ministry.  Luke 6:18 relates to us:  “And they that were vexed with unclean spirits:  and they were healed.”

Working of miracles and the gifts of healing are very important in the work of the Holy Spirit in drawing people to Christ and faith in Christ.  John 6: 2 tell us:  “And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.” Acts 8:6 proclaims:  “And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.”

In John 2:11 we find  “This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.” A miracle of judgment caused a man to believe in Acts 13:9-12.  “Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?  And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season.  And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.  Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.”

Prophecy is a very interesting weapon of our warfare.  It is for the believer, but is very effective in the ministry of soul winning.  For the believer it is an effective tool for the uplifting and exhorting of the heart and mind. 
 
1 Corinthians 14:23-25 gives us some wonderful insight.  “If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?  But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:  And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.”

Prophesy in this example, given by all; reveal the secrets of the unbeliever’s heart.  I believe that word of knowledge and possibly the word of wisdom would be working in this example also.  The secrets of the heart revealed would cause such a man to fall on his face worshipping God, and would know and testify that God is in you of a truth.   What a mighty tool for soul winning!

Personal prophecy is a warriors weapon too.  In 1 Timothy 1:18,19, Paul commands Timothy.  “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:” Prophecies give us hope and a vision of purpose in lives and ministry.  It is important to remember them in our prayers and keep our sights on the lord’s goals for our lives, that we fight the good fight of faith and win.

Divers kinds of tongues are truly a sign to the unbeliever.  In the book of Acts, when God poured out His Spirit upon the believers in the upper room,  it drew the attention of the people, hearing the wonderful things of God in there own languages.  This attention gave Peter the opportunity to preach the Gospel and about 3,000 souls were added to the church in one day.

The unknown tongue is used to praise and talk to God in mysteries.  Those speaking in tongues are to ask God for the interpretation.  The interpretation of tongues will reveal the mysteries of God to us.

There is so much that can be said concerning the weapons of our warfare.  The fire of God purges us and prepares us and devours the enemy’s works and can be loosed to accomplish warfare much like the light of God!  Study the word and pray for understanding.

I believe that if you will do this, you will be amazed at the wonders you may find to help you in the walk of Christ.  Let me end this discourse of the moment with these scriptures.

“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.  No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.  And if any man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.”