--KNOW YOUR WEAPON!
--Franklin Graham / Decision

For Christians the one weapon we have in this fallen world is found in Ephesians 6:17. We have 'the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God" (Ephesians 6:17, ESV). We need to know God's Word inside out, and we need to trust in its power and truth.

Nowadays, too many so-called Christians either don't know or trust God's Word. In their eyes God's laws seem out-dated. His judgment is not to be feared. The devil can't be real, Hell is not eternal, so they think.

That's frightening and deadly. Jesus not only warns us repeatedly about Hell, but He gave His life on the Cross so that we might be free of sin and escape eternal death and damnation, if we trust Him as our Lord and Savior.

God hates sin just as absolutely as He loves us. Yet today we have Christians who wink at sin and tell unrepentant sinners that everything will be OK--while condemning men of God for taking a stand for the truth of God's holy Word.

The only way they can justify this is by assuming that God's Word has somehow changed, like the seasons turn or the centuries pass.

Times have certainly changed, but God's Word has not.

The Prophet Isaiah tells us, "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever" (Isaiah 40:8).

God's Word still means what it says. We all need to be prepared to stand in judgment before a holy God. The only way to prepare for that is to repent of your sins and trust Jesus as Lord and Savior.

It breaks my heart to think that many churches will sidestep the truth, leading people astray in an effort to make them feel comfortable or welcome.

If these churches are not going to proclaim the whole truth of the Gospel, then it is all the more urgent for the rest of us to do so.

We have to always be vigilant, and ready to wield the weapon of the Word in our fight against the world, sin and temptation. Let's rededicate ourselves to the Lord through prayer and Bible study so that we will always be ready to speak the truth in love.- Yes, God is love. God is also Righteous and Holy. He can not stand in the presence of sin.
Christians, know your weapon. 'Heaven and earth will pass away, but My Word will never pass away.' --JESUS ~~