There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

4:7). Thus resisting and rebuking are the weak spots in Satan’s armor. When believers use the Word of God to rebuke and resist the enemy, it is as though the Lord Himself is speaking, as you have been given delegated authority through Christ’s name (Luke 10:19). A LEXANDER LIGHTENED HIS SOLDIERS’ LOADS BEFORE THE BATTLE . While many modern soldiers will carry pounds of needed equipment on their bodies and in backpacks, Alexander believed you should not carry excessive baggage into the battle , as it would weigh you down, restrict your movement, and distract from the primary focus. Soldiers did carry large loads upon them prior to the battle, but the excessive weight was removed prior to the actual face-to-face, hand-to-hand combat. The spiritual parallel The writer to the Hebrews made an important observation on running the race: Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. —HEBREWS 12:1–2 It is possible to become entangled with the cares of life and