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Every day we must fight the good fight of faith. We will be victorious if we adroitly use the
spiritual armor which the Lord provides for His own.
In our text the word of God is called the sword of the Spirit. Blessed is the one who makes good
use of it. In Hebrew 4: 12 we read: “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than
any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and to the joints and
marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hence the word of God must
penetrate the heart of every child of God and work great blessing. We not only read about the word
of God in the Holy Scripture, we can hear it in the activity of the Holy Spirit. And it is fulfilled
upon us. Apostle Peter already wrote to the children of God: “But the word of the Lord endureth for
ever. And this is the word which by the Gospel is preached unto you” (1 Peter 1: 25). This must be
accepted in Trust. Nahum 1:7 “The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he
knoweth them that trust in him.”
This is an ancient word but still very up to date. God’s acts are determined through His
righteousness and goodness. All people benefit by them, but only a minority recognize this
(Matthew 5: 45) “That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his
sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.” Only His
children can be fully aware of His goodness (Romans 11: 22) “Behold therefore the goodness and
severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his
goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.” He is also a fortress, and a place of safety and
security. This is the community of His son which was founded on the rock. (Psalms 18:2) “The
LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my
buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.” There is no trouble. Trouble is usually
measured against earthly conditions. The biggest trouble, however is the affliction the soul can
suffer, and the cause can lie in its distance from or separation from God. This will bring about
illnesses like dissatisfaction and hopelessness. These can only be healed by the Lord through His
word. It would be to the advantage of every soul to come to the house of the Lord with the plea;
that His word washes over him like a healing stream.
Those that trust the Lord confess Him. “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will
I confess before my Father which is in heaven” (Mathew 10:32). This is the Son of God performing
something very decisive for us when He confesses us before the Father (1 John 2: 1). Therefore we
should take the trouble and with joy confess Him before the people and be found following
faithfully. In this way we make it easier for the Lord to represent us before God (Hebrews 9: 24)
“For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true;
but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.”