Understanding The Armor of God by Stella Ashworth | Page 20

Hebrews 5:12-14
“2 In
fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of
God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not
acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained
themselves to distinguish good from evil.”
This level of skill, this proficiency with the Word of God, comes by “reason of use.” We have to be familiar with the
Bible, and we must have our spiritual senses sharpened by it in order to make full use of this piece of armament God
has given us!
The desire to become knowledgeable in God’s Word, is to become skilled in the use of the sword. But that has to come
from within you.
John 1:1, 14
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the
beginning. 3 Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In Him was
life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There
was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that
through Him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The
true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world
was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. 11 He came to that which was His own, but His own did not
receive Him. 12 Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children
of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The
Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son,
who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
The Word is made alive by The Holy Spirit of God, causing it to be filled with divine energy and ability.
The training and skill levels are up to you!
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