“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword …” Hebrews 4:12 (NIV) |
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Excerpt:
It’s in dark places like this that I cling to my fighting words. For example, passages like Psalm 139:7-12 often exhale out of me as prayers: “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? … If I say, ‘Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,’ even the darkness will not be dark to you. The night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you” (NIV).
I’ve whispered these words in the dark while my husband was struggling in the hospital, and I whisper them to this day when hardship descends. They comfort my worry and raise the burden off me, up to the face of Jesus. As I speak the Word, I fight back fear and keep the enemy’s lies at bay.
And so can you.
God, thank You for Your living Word that helps me fight against the lies of the enemy! Help me hide Your Word in my heart so that I’ll be equipped for victory, no matter the battle. Lead me to the verses You want me to use as a sword when the shame or the fear starts rolling in. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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