Judges 7:20-21 "And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon. (21) And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled."
I'm sure you are familiar with the account of Gideon. The 300 men carried
torches in one hand that were covered with pitchers and held trumpets in the
other hand. At the given time, they "brake the pitchers, and held the
lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow."
The darkness of the night was shattered when the pitchers were broken and the
light of the torch shined brightly. The trumpets shattered the quietness of the
night along with their voices declaring "The sword of the LORD, and of
Gideon." When this happened, the enemy started running and fighting
each other. They could not stay in the presence of the light and sound of the
trumpet.
The men with Gideon stood "in his place round about the camp." They
did not try to fight the enemy with their own weapons; rather, they depended
upon the instructions from the Lord. They made a stand in the correct manner.
We cannot fight against the world using worldly weapons; rather, our weapons
are spiritual. I know there are those who disagree with what I am saying, but I
am silly enough to believe in the power of the Holy Spirit to change hearts and
minds. Could it be that we are too timid in "breaking the pitchers"
off our lamps? Are we too timid to boldly declare "the sword of the
Lord" and in declaring that it is our weapon of choice? I can't answer for
anyone else, but it is something to think about. Is the sword of the Lord
also "my sword"?