When Obi-Wan tells Luke to practice against the remote with the blast shield down, Luke laughs and asks “But with the blast shield down, I can’t even see! How am I supposed to fight?”
Luke was thinking as any normal person would. To fight against your enemy, you need to see them.
The Unseen Enemy
In our lives as Christians, we need to remember that “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” as described by Paul in Ephesians 6:12.
This is not to say that there is a demon behind every bad thing, but to remind us that unbelieving people are still under the power of sin and unable to truly do good.
Our ONE Weapon
When Paul describes putting on the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:13-17), the only offensive weapon mentioned is “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
As Christians, our only offensive weapon to use is Scripture.
In Psalms 119:105, we are told that “Your [God’s] word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
Scripture, therefore, is both light and a sword.
That makes Scripture like a lightsaber.
Training With Our ONE Weapon
We, like the Jedi, need to practice with our one weapon. The Jedi have their lightsabers and we have Scripture.
Hebrews 4:12 tells us “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
What does this mean?
We need to truly know Scripture since it is dangerous and can be misused. We all know of at least one time when Scripture was taken out of context and used incorrectly.
It also means that we need to read and meditate Scripture on a regular basis.
Psalm 1:1-2 tell us “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.”
To meditate means merely to think deeply or focus one’s mind for a period of time on something.
In Philippians 4:8 Paul tells us “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Scripture meets all of these requirements.
We need to understand Scripture. Paul taught in 2 Timothy 3:16 that “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.”
We need to memorize Scripture so that we can be like the psalmist who wrote in Psalms 119:11 “I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”
