- Mighty Weapons
2 Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.)
God has promised and given us weapons for our spiritual warfare that are mighty through God. These spiritual weapons are strong enough to pull down spiritual strongholds. A stronghold is something that has a strong hold upon us. A stronghold in our soul can be either good or bad. We need to build up and strengthen those that are good for us. For example, a strong marriage bond and a loving family is a stronghold that is good for us, for others, and for the world around us. This must be strengthened and secured through the Word of God and prayer. We would not want to pull down this stronghold. But there are patterns of behavior (strongholds) that are fighting against the family stronghold; these must be destroyed.
Destructive strongholds must be brought down and destroyed: God has given us the spiritual weapons for this purpose, and they are mighty, strong enough to get the job done. For happiness and wellbeing, every person has places in the soul that must be rooted out. God will do this, because He loves us. Let Him. Use the spiritual weapons God gave us so that the Holy Spirit can do His work. He promises us these weapons are mighty enough to do the job. We need to believe this promise because the weapons look like weakness: forgiveness, apology, prayer, serving, humility, giving, kindness, caring and other such attitudes and activities.
For instance, wielding the spiritual weapon of forgiveness looks like losing, giving in, letting go and laying down, but in truth, in the spiritual world, forgiveness is an extremely powerful force for good. It defuses arguments, prevents fights, restores relationships, and promotes peaceful conditions for happy lives. When anger and resentful strong places in the soul are taken down smooth living takes over and peace rules. The promise enables us to believe that unseen spiritual power is really stronger than physical and emotional power. Believing the promise, we pray against evil strongholds, and we pray for the building up of righteous strongholds. Repent, Pray, and Believe; then watch God work. Can you hear the crumbling?