Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new
song, and his praise in the congregation of
saints. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him:
let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them
sing praises unto him with the timbrel and
harp. For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people:
he will beautify the meek with salvation. Let
the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud
upon their beds.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
and a two edged sword in their hand; to execute
vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments
upon the people; to bind their kings with chains,
and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute upon
them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints.
Praise ye the Lord (Psalm 149).
What is the sword in our hand that has two edges?
The Word of God. It is sharper than any two-edged
sword. Its purpose is to execute vengeance upon
the heathen.
In the New Testament, this two-edged sword is
part of the full armor of God we use in our spiritual
warfare (Ephesians 6:11-17). We must remember,
however, that “we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places” (verse 12).
We are to use the sword of the Spirit to execute
vengeance upon the forces of darkness and punishment
upon Satan, to bind the rulers of darkness with
chains and their nobles with fetters of iron, to execute
against them the written judgment. This honor
belongs to all the saints of God. (See Psalm 149:7-9.)
The Church of Jesus Christ has been given the honor
of using Jesus’ Name to cast out the devil.
The Bible says that glory and honor are in the
Lord’s presence (1 Chronicles 16:27). When we speak
in the Name of Jesus, the devil has to do what we say,
because God Almighty is in us and works through us.
When we stand firm with that two-edged sword held
in our hand and coming out our mouth, we are in the
presence of God, which gives us glory and honor.
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
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