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Program D-7280
If you are a Christ-follower, born from above through faith in Christ, no one can truly steal your identity, because no one can snatch you out of Jesus’ hand. However, your enemy can make your life pretty miserable by trying to deceive you and cause you to dwell on who you used to be instead of who you are.
So, how do you keep that from happening? You have one weapon—the Word of God—but that’s all you need. It is a powerful weapon, a living and active weapon, sharper than any double-edged sword. It will defeat your enemy if you know how to use it.
I have never used a firearm of any kind. I would not know how to pull a trigger on a gun. Therefore, even though I could own a gun, it would do me no good if I needed to defend myself because I don’t know a thing about guns.
In the same way, if you want to prevent identity theft and live in the truth of who you are in Christ instead of being mired in the lies of Satan, you must know how to use your weapon, the Word of God. No doubt you have a Bible, but do you know how to use it as a weapon? Here’s an example:
You’re having a bad day because you’re thinking about your failures, your inadequacies, your sins of the past. You’re feeling unworthy and guilty and full of shame. But because you know the truth of God’s Word, you decide to fight back with your weapon. So, you rebuke those wrong thoughts, which are from the devil, and you replace them with truth, such as Philippians 3:13:
This one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
You literally use the Word of God as a weapon, quote it, read it, write it, speak it—just pull the trigger, so to speak, and blast the enemy with God’s truth. You can fight back with truth and you know the truth by continually, daily being in God’s Word, being in a Bible study group, listening, reading, and memorizing the Word. You will defeat your enemy when you know the Word and use it. There is no other way to victory and joy.