2 CORINTHIANS 10
I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— 2 I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete. – 2 Corinthians 10:1-6
2 CORINTHIANS 10 WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
As we serve the Lord Jesus Christ, we are fortified
He gave us weapons of warfare so we can overcome
The whole armor of God is able to destroy strongholds
It exposes every argument and opinions from this world
These weapons of our warfare expose the tactics of the devil
Let us use them constantly so we can extinguish all forms of evil.
In this letter, Paul exposes the inner war we face regularly in our lives. Because the battles we face daily are not physical, but spiritual, we ought to be aware that it exists even if we don’t actually see it. In Ephesians 6, we are given the armor of God so we can face and win the battles we encounter regularly. In his letter to the Ephesian church, he mentions very clearly what we are to use as weapons against the flesh. The armor of God is as follows: the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, peace as our shoes, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. We are also to pray constantly at every occasion. When we wear the entire armor of God as often as we can, we are defeating the world and its system.
Paul urges the Corinthian church to have a mindset that is like the mind of a soldier. They train and are always ready. They are alert and they always wear their weapons of warfare. They do not become slack in their walk, but they are constantly watchful of the enemy.
REFLECTION
· Why do you think some Christians live fruitless and defeated lives?
