Quench The Enemy¹s Fiery Darts      Ephesians 6:16

16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.                                                                  

                                       

I believe that when you pray in the Spirit, that is, in tongues, a shield goes up all around you ‹ a watery shield. But why do I call it a ³watery² shield? Let me share with you what the Lord showed me.
Once, I was meditating on Ephesians 6:16 ‹ ³above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one². At first, I thought of a Roman soldier¹s wooden shield. But three words kept repeating themselves in my mind: ³quench² and ³fiery darts². Then, the Lord said, ³Son, if it is a wooden shield, the fiery darts will burn it up.² He showed me a watery shield instead, one which was able to quench the fiery darts.

You may ask, ³Where did the water come from?²

Remember that Jesus said, ³He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.² (John 7:38) The next verse says, ³But this He spoke concerning the Spirit...² (John 7:39)

Jesus was speaking about the Holy Spirit, which He likened to rivers of living water flowing out of us. So when we pray in the Spirit, rivers of living water will flow, quenching the devil¹s fiery darts thrown at us!
This happened one day when I was having supper with a church member. Now, I don¹t often pray in tongues when I say grace over my food. But that night, I felt prompted by the Spirit to do so. So I prayed in tongues as I laid my hands on my packet of nasi lemak (coconut-flavoured rice).

Soon, we were tucking into our food and talking when suddenly, I bit on something hard. I spat it out quickly and realized that it was a nail! Then, I realized that this was the reason the Lord wanted me to pray in tongues. Though the devil was trying to ³nail² me, he failed!

My friend, put up the watery shield that God has given you. Pray in the Spirit and quench the enemy¹s fiery darts!

From: "Joseph Prince Ministries" <grace.inspirations@josephprince.org>  on Sept. 19, 2012