{"id":22553,"date":"2014-10-31T00:31:04","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T04:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=22553"},"modified":"2014-10-30T23:54:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T03:54:18","slug":"hide-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/31\/hide-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Hide Them In Your Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jesus answered,”It is written: ‘Man does not live by bread alone,
\nbut on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”
\nMatthew 4:4<\/p>\n

If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you have been (or soon will be) in a confrontation with the enemy. \u00a0At times it can seem like the confrontation will never end. \u00a0Because you are His—the Lord’s—there is a target on your back and the only way to go into \u00a0combat against the enemy is with the Word of God.<\/p>\n

In Ephesians 6:17, the Bible is called the “sword of the spirit.” \u00a0And since we don’t live in medieval times, we are highly unlikely to have a sword at our disposal. \u00a0And though His Word IS our sword, sometimes we don’t have a Bible with us either. \u00a0However, if we memorize it…no one can take it from us.<\/p>\n

Remember Jesus in the desert alone for forty days and nights…? \u00a0He was tired and hungry and vulnerable. \u00a0The enemy came at Him on all sides. \u00a0Jesus didn’t have a Bible with Him, did He? \u00a0Psalms 119:11 says,”I have hidden Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You.”<\/p>\n

After you have memorized Scripture, you must learn how to apply it. \u00a0Jesus answered the enemy with specific Scripture—actually He quoted from Deuteronomy 8:3 the verse that we started off with today. \u00a0The enemy was tempting Jesus while HE was fasting and praying. \u00a0He tried to tempt Him with bread. \u00a0Jesus had an answer. \u00a0You, too, will have to respond to the enemy. He is the father of lies and he will have many for you. \u00a0You will need Scriptures that pertain to whatever he is throwing your way, and you must stand boldly on God’s \u00a0Word. \u00a0Don’t just let it collect dust on your coffee table or sit your nightstand by your bed. \u00a0Open it and read it! \u00a0It is one way that He speaks to us.<\/p>\n

And if the enemy isn’t backing off, don’t give up! \u00a0If he wasn’t afraid of Jesus the first time, he won’t be afraid of you at first. \u00a0But if you’re persistent, and you draw your sword, then you can rebuke him in Jesus’ name. \u00a0He will flee, I am certain. Remember, there are seasons of spiritual warfare and there is always victory in Jesus.<\/p>\n

I remember the story of Corrie Ten Boom, a Christian who hid Jews during the Holocaust. \u00a0While she was growing up, she, her sister and her father would learn Scriptures. \u00a0When she and her family were taken to the concentration camp, she had His words to lean on and remember. \u00a0She would say them out loud some days, just to make it through. She would pray Scripture to God and wait on Him to deliver her, and He did.<\/p>\n

You have a story, too! \u00a0A story of hope and redemption and grace. \u00a0What does it look like? \u00a0I encourage you to journal today. \u00a0Write about the things you have gone through…and what or Who got you through. \u00a0And find some verses that you can rely on the next time you feel the attack of the enemy!<\/p>\n

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
\nmy hope comes from Him.
\nPsalm 62:5<\/p>\n

Let us pray<\/strong><\/span>: Dear Lord, You are all-powerful and all-knowing. Your love is unshakable and Your patience is never ending. You know our every thought and You know what we are going to do next. You save us from ourselves. We thank You for all that You do in our lives. You go before us and make our paths straight. Thank You for giving us Your Word. It is sharper than a two-edged sword and it never comes back void. \u00a0Lord, help us to desire to learn Scripture and to read it daily so that we know what You have said to us. We are so blessed by Your words. \u00a0And for the times that You speak to us alone. And when the time may come that we don’t have the luxury of having the Bible with us, we will have Your Word memorized and hidden in our hearts. In Jesus’ name, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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