God is a Mighty Warrior. Isaiah 59:16-17 says, “…His own arm brought salvation for Him; and His own righteousness, it sustained Him. For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.”

He always goes before us. Psalm 85:13 says, “Righteousness goes before Him, and shall make His footsteps our pathway.” Through Paul, He gave us warriors His armor. Ephesians 6:10-18. That is His protection for us as we do battle against the enemy of our souls.

The devil wars against us through deceptions. That is why James encouraged his readers to be doers of the word and not hearers only, “…deceiving yourselves.” James 1:22. Is your sword ready to fight? Do you have His word deeply embedded in your heart?

Remember what Gideon and his men shouted? They heard what was being said in the enemy’s camp. Judges 7:14. It became their battle cry. Verse 20 says, “…The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!”