Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

QT 14 Dec 10

Eph 6:17-18 Take ... and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

NOTE: Five times the Spirit is mentioned, in regards to the Holy Spirit, in the first three chapters of Ephesians. If I shorten these two verses down, I get, "take the sword of the Spirit, the word of God, and pray in the Spirit." As others have mentioned, this is the only offensive weapon, but there is no action prescribed for its use other than praying. And since the author clearly references God's word, the completing thought is that our prayers should be based on promises in the Word of God. As an application, I am going to go back to using "Face to Face" for my prayer times.

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