1 Samuel 13:22
“So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.”
No army would go into battle with the goal of losing the war. Army troops would not go into battle without the weapons needed to fight the war and defeat the enemy. It would be total foolishness for a leader of a brigade to tell his troops to leave their guns and weapons of war at the camp while they went to fight the battle. That would be ludicrous!
There was a reason that Israel was distressed when they went to battle the Philistines. The verse above says that there was no sword or spear in the hands of the people. All they had to fight the Philistines with were picks, plowing blades, pitchforks, axes and goads. In other words, all they had to fight the battle with were farming tools. They didn’t have the swords and spears needed to fight the battle. The reason they were hiding in the caves and behind the rocks was because they didn’t have any instruments of war which they could use to fight the battle. Had it not been for Saul and Jonathan having a sword and spear, they would have been destroyed by their enemy.
Sadly, many Christians go off to battle every day without taking their Sword with them. The Sword I am talking about is the Word of God. Many Christians head off to work and school without spending time in the Sword to get something from God to fight the battles they will face that day. Instead, they go to battle each day with the inferior weapons of human wisdom and self-confidence. A sure way to lose the battles you face every day is to fight those battles with man’s inferior weapons and not with the Sword of God’s Word.
Christian, every day that you live is a day that you will have to battle your flesh and Satan. You cannot win the battles you face every day without spending time in the Sword of God’s Word. You need to set time aside daily before you face your day being sharpened with the Sword of the LORD. You can face your day in your own strength, but that is like going to the battle with farming tools. You will never be as successful as you should be without spending time in the Sword of God’s Word.
Moreover, it would be good to be sure you have your sword with you throughout the day. In other words, always have the Scriptures near you so you can access them throughout the day. It would be wise to use one of your breaks at work on in school to look at the Scriptures and get your life sharpened by God’s Word. Your life becomes dulled by the attacks of Satan and the temptations of sin, and a brief time in the Scriptures will help to sharpen your life to fight the remaining battles of the day.
Furthermore, be sure to use the Sword of the LORD and not farming tools to fight your battle. God’s Word is the King James Bible; any other version is a farming tool. If you want to lose in the battle of life, use the farming tools of false versions to fight those battles. Only God’s Word, the King James Bible, has the power to overcome your daily battles. I challenge you to take the Sword of God’s Word and read it every day and carry it with you throughout your day. God’s Word is the sharpened Sword to help you win the battles of your daily life.