"Guard Your Heart" ~ Sword of the Spirit

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 “Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!”  Psalm 141:3

This painting represents the SWORD of the Spirit, the weapon that is part of God's  armor. When we think of the different parts of a soldier's armor, their weapon is used to not only attack the enemy, but to defend, protect and guard themselves and those with them from any harm of the enemy. How does this represent the weapon a Christian needs to have as part of their armor of God?
As Christians, the devil , our enemy, loves to destroy our lives, our marriages, and our homes. We have a special weapon to not only protect and guard us and those precious to us, BUT is also used to attack our enemy, the devil. While Jesus was in the wilderness fasting and praying, He used this special weapon to defeat the devil. The enemy tried tempting Christ, but instead of being tempted, Jesus used Scripture to defeat him. That is what we are to do also.
Christ is to be the center of our lives...in fact of our hearts. The enemy would love to take our mind off of  Christ and to think about all the things that we are going through...like our health, finances, relationships, worries and even frustrations. It is through God's Word that we find the ammunition needed to attack the lies of the enemy.
The devil likes to tell us that God does not care about us but yet in His Word it says, "Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you.",  1 Peter 5:7. He does care. Not only does He care about us BUT He loves us. In Romans 5:8 it says, "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." He even reminds us in John 3:16, "For God so LOVED the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Just these few verses, show that they are a weapon fashioned against the enemy and his lies.
The greatest weapon we have is God's Word, the Bible. Not only is it a love letter to us of God's sacrificial love for us through His Son, Jesus Christ, but it gives us the truth to fight the enemy's lies. With it, you will be able to "Guard Your HEART".