No Weapon Shall Prosper

Isaiah 54:17 – “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.”

The Bible reveals that the believer is involved in a spiritual conflict.  When you prayed to receive Christ as Savior, you were enlisted in the army of God as a soldier.  The scriptures teach that Jesus is the Commander of this army (Joshua 5:13). Timothy was instructed to fight the “good fight of faith” (1 Timothy 6:12).

The Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 6:10-18 that the believer is involved in a spiritual conflict. Verse 12 reads, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

            The enemy has a number of weapons in his arsenal that he will use against you. He loves to intimidate, bring false accusations, attack your physical body with sickness, and attack your thought life. Throughout the Bible he is identified by numerous names.  These names are a glimpse into how he attacks and harasses the people of God’s.

            In 1 Peter 5:8 he is identified as your adversary.  Verse 8 continues, “The devil walks about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.”  Your adversary comes against Christ in you.  He will craft weapons to use against you to keep you from growing in grace and realizing who you are in Christ. 

            The Lord has made provision for you to overcome and defeat this enemy.  In Isaiah 54:17 there is a promise that no weapon the enemy uses against you will prosper.  As a believer you have been made “more than a conqueror through the Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 8:37).  The Greater One lives inside you.

            You have a number of weapons at your disposal to use against the enemy’s attacks.  Let’s look at the following six weapons that will enable you to overcome the attacks and your enemy:

1. The weapon of the Name of Jesus – There is no more powerful name than the name of our Lord.  Philippians 2:10 reads, “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth.”
2. The weapon of the gifts of the Spirit – The gifts of the Spirit are the tools of the New Testament Church.  The gift of Discerning of Spirits will be effective in uncovering the works of the devil.
3. The weapon of prayer and intercession - James 5:16, “The effective fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
4. The weapon of praise - The God of heaven inhabits the praises of His people. 
5. The weapon of agreement - Matthew 18:19, “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.”
6. The weapon of binding and loosing - Matthew 16:19 – “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

You must recognize him and use every weapon in your spiritual arsenal to overcome his attacks.  You do this by being clothed in the power of the Holy Spirit.  You have this promise in Luke 10:19, “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”