God Provides Weapons for Warfare
Backgrounder on 2 Cor 6-13:
Paul defended his ministry by
showing how individuals can be
reconciled to a loving God. And
he pleads with the Corinthian
church to be reconciled to
him as their spiritual father.
In his final words, Paul draws upon
his authority as an apostle to exhort
the rebellious to repent so that
his approaching visit can be a time
of rejoicing rather than rebuke.
Lord, we’ll use Yr mighty weapons:
We are humans but we don’t wage
war with human plans & methods.
We use God’s mighty weapons, not
mere worldly weapons, to knock
down the Devil’s strongholds.
With these weapons we break
down every proud argument that
keeps people from knowing God.
With these weapons we conquer
their rebellious ideas & teach them
to obey Christ (2Cor 10:3-6) Amen.
Lord, thank you for your weapons
of warfare, which are mighty and
supernatural. Teach me to wield
them as I stand against the enemy.
Strengthen me as I intercede
for others. I pray that You
will demolish the devil’s dark
strongholds and establish your
kingdom of light and truth. Amen.
Lord, thank You for providing
resources including the Word
of God and prayer which are
“God’s mighty weapons.” And
thank you that our arsenal are
more powerful than Satan’s & open
the way for God’s spirit to work.
Help us use these spiritual
weapons effectively even as
we trust in Your power. Remove
the mountains in our lives & make
the impossible possible. Amen.
Lord, praise you for the power
of Your Word. For it can penetrate
hearts in ways no amount of
human reasoning and philosophy
can Trust that Your Word will speak
to the hearts of even the most
atheistic people for You have
promised that Your Word will
achieve its purpose of telling
the world the truth. Amen.