Who’s got their hand on the sword?!

At our prayer meeting last week I was reading Paul’s description (in my Amplified Bible) of our spiritual armour. As I did so I was struck by a particular verse:

“And take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.” Eph 6:17 (Amp)

In my usual Bible (NIV) it encourages us to take up the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. It is as though we take up this mighty weapon in our own strength. But in this translation it goes into detail which gives it an entirely fresh edge to our armour.

While we still take up the Word of God as a sword, it is not something that we hurl around in some ungainly fashion as you would expect of an inexperienced swordsman. Instead the [Holy] Spirit is described as wielding this weapon in our life. We do not wield it as a novice but with the prowess of God’s Spirit who provides us with the right word at the right time.

How awesome is that?!



PS Wandering what the difference is with Fusion? Then read the 'All Change' entry.