Weapons Doomed to Fail

Weapons Doomed to Fail, November 16
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn." - Isaiah 54:17

THERE is a great clatter in the forges and smithies of the enemy. They are making weapons wherewith to smite the saints. They could not even do as much as this if the Lord of Saints did not allow them, for He has created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire. But see how busily they labor! How many swords and spears they fashioned! It matters nothing, for on the blade of every weapon you may read this inscription: It Shall Not Prosper.

But now listen to another noise: it is the strife of tongues. Tongues are more terrible instruments that can be made with hammer and anvil, and the evil which they inflict cuts deeper and spreads wide. What will become of us now? Slander, falsehood, insinuation, ridicule - these are poisoned arrows; how can we meet them? The Lord God promises us that, if we cannot silence them, we shall, at least, escape from being ruined by them. They condemn us for the moment, but we shall condemn them at last and forever. The mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped, and their falsehoods shall be turned to the honor of those good men who suffered by them.

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As women, we easily slip into the wretches of gossip and slander. We need to use our tongue to bless rather than to curse, allow the Lord to be on the forefronts of our mind and speech. Our sins that we create need to be put under control because these are not formed against us, they are apart of our sin nature. God allows us to go through trials to teach us and to grow us - we need to realize that those things, God has initiated so that we can be taught lessons to grow in our faith and to continue to sanctify us. The sins we create will tear us down but those trials that the Lord has appointed shall cause us to grow! Amen! Agape.