The Sword of the Spirit

The Setting

The setting is a garden area that looks like a courtyard
with a
small rock fountain in the middle.
The whole area is filled with lush green plants.

As you look around,
you see a stone path
that winds through the lovely scenery.

You take note of a couple of
massive stone tables
and matching benches
placed in a corner of the courtyard.

You notice that right next to all this beauty
is a building
that looks like a stone castle.

As you look up at the side of this large structure,

you see a balcony

that was built about 7 feet off the ground.

The sturdy balcony

has an old - fashioned heavy-duty rail around it.

Lights, Camera, ACTION

Suddenly something gets your attention. Two men are arriving in the courtyard.

You sense hostility between them.

They appear to be heading toward …… a duel.

The protagonist is named Christian – and you realize that he is getting mentally ready to fight the mastermind of an evil empire.

You see the tension between them. You watch as each one boldly tightens his grip on his sword.

The conflict begins as the

aggressive, attacking evildoer

springs into action...

Suddenly, swords begin to whip silver patterns in the cool autumn air. The wicked-willed opponent thrusts his weapon of mass destruction at our hero, but Christian blocks the move.

The noise of the clashing steel and sight of their lightning – fast maneuvers makes you aware of the increases in the intensity of the battle.

The dastardly director of demons runs a few steps out of the combat area, twirls his sword, and then angrily charges the powerful protagonist.

Christian dodges the attack, and then skillfully gains control of the battle as he forcefully advances his steps. Christian's vile victim stumbles backward getting ever closer to being pinned down in a corner of the courtyard near the stone tables.

With speed and accuracy, our champion pulverizes the plots of his overwhelmed opponent by executing one last silver movement..... that permanently ends their dispute.

The Fight is Finished.

Next,

our sure-footed hero

seems to fly through the air

as he lands atop a stony table.

He then leaps up to a floral ledge,

and finally focuses on gaining his footing

in his ultimate destination

- the balcony -

that holds his fair maiden.

Victory is won. The fair maiden is rescued.

~

The story is read. The ending is our destiny.

~

We are the maiden (the bride of Christ),
and Jesus has fought for us.

We are also seen in the story as the Christian fighter.
And as the Christian fighter, we are to be agile and skillful with our sword of the spirit.

The point of the story is that we are called by God to boldly use our sword of the spirit. We are commanded to be active and have zeal against the enemy.

Copyright ©2012 Beth McLendon of Inspirational - Prayers.com