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When was the last time you had a power outage at your house? It’s the strangest feeling, isn’t it, as you flip on all those switches, but nothing happens. All your electrical conveniences and appliances are useless without power. Sometimes as Christians we live as though there’s a power outage. We’ve got a powerhouse within us because of the Holy Spirit who indwells our bodies, but maybe we just don’t know how to turn on the switch.
The switch that turns on God’s divine power within us is to use the divine weapons we have been given.
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).
Have you been using your divinely empowered weapons? What are these weapons:
- Prayer is a divine weapon. You probably know that, but the question is, how much do you pray? Studies show the average Christian prays less than five minutes per day. Prayer is our major power source. Maybe you haven’t learned how to pray. What are you doing to become more effective in your prayer life? You can take the prayer given by Jesus to use as a model for your own prayer life. I’ve developed a Prayer Journal to help you apply that prayer format in a very practical way, and you can find it on our website or contact us for information on it, if it would be helpful to you.
- The Word of God is another divine weapon. Hebrews 4:12 tells us for the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Have you learned how to use this divine weapon, this powerhouse we have because we have the Bible?
For example, quoting Scripture is a great way to turn on the power in your life. I encourage you to memorize scripture as much as possible. Join our Hidden Word team, where together we memorize a verse each week.
When you know you are weak in a certain area, such as impure thoughts or lying or having a critical spirit, memorize verses that relate to those matters and quote them often to yourself throughout the day. You will be amazed at how that will empower you to have victory over those problems.
So, if you’ve been powerless in your spiritual life lately, maybe you just haven’t been using these divine weapons—prayer and the Word of God. They are the switches that turn on the power, and you can have access to the power any time you’re willing to use your divine weapons.