The Triumphant Churchstrongholds. He was protected by truth and
righteousness, so He simply stood His ground and used
the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God.
In every temptation, Jesus said, "It is written"
(Matt. 4:4,7,10; Luke 4:4,8,12). Jesus Himself quoted
the Word of God, using the Word against the devil as a
sword. In that sense, Jesus was "fighting" or "wrestling"
with the devil. But the only weapon Jesus used against
the devil was faith in the Word of God. He didn't fight
Satan any other way. And the devil left, defeated. If
Jesus wrestled with the devil using the Word, then
that's how we should deal with the devil too.
In this encounter with the devil, Jesus showed us
how to wield the sword of the Spirit as an offensive
weapon against Satan. Jesus is our example, even in
spiritual combat with the devil.
Think about it. If we didn't know how to use the
sword of the Spirit, we could have all the other pieces of
armor in place, and we would still be at a disadvantage.
But, thank God, we can just stand in faith on the Word,
using the sword of the Spirit against Satan by jabbing
him in every encounter, speaking the Word, saying, "It
is written!"
Why does the Bible call the Word of God "the sword
of the Spirit"? The word "Spirit" and "anointing" are
often used synonymously in the Bible. The Bible says
the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing
(Isa. 10:27). God's Word is anointed. So we could say the
sword of the anointing—the Word of God—breaks the
yoke of Satan's bondage.
Go after any yoke that binds you with the sword of
the Spirit—the sword of the anointing! Free yourself
from those things Satan tries to bind you with and walk
in the liberty Jesus already purchased for you by using