There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

unexpected persecution (Acts 12:1–8). The Greek word is used when Christ spoke of a specific time of harvest when the fruit was ripe (Matt. 13:30). Thus, certain types of prayers are prayed in certain seasons of your life. Prayer is more than communication to God; it is also a weapon of war that releases angelic powers to defeat the stronger principalities of the enemy. (See Daniel 10.) Prayer consists of powerful words that are released into the atmosphere, like a pilum thrust from the hand of the soldier in battle, intended to strike the oncoming enemy and stop his progress. If the pilum represent s our prayers, then the second weapon, the javelin or the lance, can represent our praises , which not only glorify God but also are weapons in spiritual battle. I love Psalm 149:6–9, which describes the power of praise to defeat God’s enemies: Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,

And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute on them the written judgment— This honor have all His saints.

The high praises are the exalted words of praise from our hearts to God. The two-edged sword is the Word of God, which is used when engaging in battles. Notice that the spoken Word and our worship release spiritual authority on earth to