Wednesday, September 4, 2013
One Great Spiritual Warfare Weapon
This morning as I was getting up preparing to write, it occurred to me that there is one weapon of spiritual warfare that is very powerful. It is likely not taught often as such, but I have found that in using it this morning it dispelled the darkness of disunity. The weapon is apology. When we apologize for something, it brings the possibility of bringing believers back together in a more harmonious state. For me, I became frustrated with my wife over how to help our daughter with her homework. That created a wedge between us, which God hates and the enemy loves. This morning I apologized. That brought us back into unity.
In Psalm 133 the writer tells us to look and see how beautiful it is for us to dwell together in unity. In Proverbs 6:19 the writer says that God hates the one that sows discord among the brethren. When we become involved in disagreements that become personal, we are not in unity and we are creating that discord, giving place to the enemy. When we apologize, we destroy the enemies foothold, and restore unity. In Ephesians 4:26 Paul tells us that we can become angry, but not to sin. He goes on to say not to let the sun go down on our wrath or give place to the devil. Last night, when I became personally upset, I violated these rules. It was good to apologize this morning, but it would have been even better to apologize last night.
God loves us all. If you have been angry with someone and let it become personal, pray. Seek God’s forgiveness. Go to the person and apologize. Do it today if possible, and let God restore that beautiful unity with that person. You will be surprised at how good it feels to use this spiritual weapon to destroy the work of the enemy.
Prayer
Father, I praise and exalt You as the Most High God. You reign in the earth and heaven. Please help us to not allow our anger to become sin. Please help us to repent, and to apologize to those that we speak to in a manner that was not like the Messiah. In Jesus name. Amen.