Standing Strong For The Lord!

II. HAND ON THE SWORD Vs. 17.

Eph 6:17 "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:"

How dreadful to have the very Word of God in your hands and not let the Word of God get hold of your heart. You must have the Word of God tucked into your heart if you intend to stand for the Lord. The KJV. This church is settled on the KJV issue. The KJV is not just another Bible of choice, rather a Bible of purpose and preservation. I believe the KJV is the only Word of God for the English-speaking people.

In some meetings the preachers get offended if you mention the KJV being the Word of God. If the mention of the KJV offends anyone, then they need to determine what the Word of God is.

So many Christians never open their Bible after leaving church on Sunday. If you are going to stand for the Lord you must have a steady diet of the Word of God. The Word of God will make a difference in your life. Let ask you this: Are you reading the Bible through this year? You could still start and read part of it through. Ps 119:9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. (KJV)

There is always something fresh when you read the Bible, something that will strengthen your stand for the Lord.

A. Believe It. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God. As you read it just believe it no matter how difficult if may seem. I have had some Christians tell me that certain portions of the Word of God were hard for them to believe. I have never had that problem. I believe it. Back there where God parted the Red Sea and the Israelites walked over to the other side on dry ground – when the fine tuned the vocal chords of Balaam’s donkey and the donkey spoke to him is as real to me as is my phone number. When God stopped the movement of the Sun in the Book of Joshua, it is as real to me as is the existence of this building we are occupying right now. I believe the Word of God. You must believe it if you intend to stand for God.

B. Behave It. All this means is to be obedient.

1. It feeds your soul.

“Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled.”

2. It will fence you with safety from the world around you.

Ps 91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. (KJV)

These scriptures won’t work for just anyone. A worldly or carnal Christian is not in the promise. David is writing this and he was a man after God’s own heart; therefore there must be something different about one who will attempt to live by these verses.

Psa 121:3 "He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber."

Prov 3:21 "My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:"

Prov 3:22 "So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck."

Prov 3:23 "Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble."