Defending it.

Hebrews 10:32
32Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering.

I remember when I first was born again. With little knowledge and no schooling I was ready to tell the world of the transformation taking place in me. I had endless people coming to me to ask me their well thought out questions. People trying to sway me from my faith, and people looking for faith. I found it easy to get my point across; all I knew were the basics of Christianity, not much more than the average Joe. God created a spirit of wisdom in me and I ran with it. I thought I could do anything because my God is big. It was so easy then, to tell you the truth it is still easy to defend my faith, but I know this for only one reason. God's word lives in me.

Matthew 4
The Temptation of Jesus
1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."
4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
5Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6"If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written:
" 'He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
7Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9"All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."
10Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him

Jesus always replies with God's word to defend Himself and Satan wasn't even coming at Him with absolute blasphemes. Jesus set the bar for us early in His ministry. Jesus was tempted straight after His baptism and the Word of God was His shield. We need to maintain the word of God within us, it is our only defense. We on our own power cannot stand up to the enemy but with wisdom from God and His hand upon us Great and mighty things can happen.

God bless you and build up your defenses, love the word of God.