Another question: Do you have a sword? What do you use the sword for?
The bible refers to the sword in many ways; in Ephesians 6; 11-17 it is a part of the armor that God gives us to protect us. The sword is the word of God.
In Hebrews 4:12, the word of God is like to a two edged sword; a two edged sword is a very dangerous weapon.
Another reference to the sword is in Psalms 57:4, this time it is not speaking of Gods word; it is speaking of men and their tongue being a sharp sword.
In Revelations 2:16 Jesus speaking to the church of Pergamum says “the sword of my mouth”.
Even as God’s word is like to a two edged sword; the words we speak are also two edged swords. If you are moving upward in your spiritual journey, your words should be changing. We should be ministering word of life out of our mouths, not words of death. When God gave man language and speech, He placed a two edged sword in our mouth. We all have one; how well are you using it?
Be slow to speak; consider how my words are going to affect my spouse, my children, and the people I work and play with. Have I learned to use my sword well? I remember in the past when I had serious problem with cursing and I thank God He made some big changes in my language. You may not have that kind of problem; your language may be very pure but you may be killing more people then I did with my cursing.
I have met some people that kill with God’s word, the Holy Scriptures. The reason this happens is that they don’t seem to know the difference between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law.
We find then that we have two swords to deal with; Gods words and our words; not only can our words hurt and kill, but even God’s words if not used properly can injure as well. We all have a responsibility to use the two swords with care.