The Armory

Week 39 · Season 5 · Step 10: Continued Inventory

Shield of Accountability

Iron Sharpens Iron

Shield of Faith · Proverbs 27:17

“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”

Proverbs 27:17 · ESV

Big idea

Understanding biblical accountability; choosing and working with accountability partners.

Iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17). Ecclesiastes 4:9–12: two are better than one; a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Roman shields locked into a tortoise. Accountability is not surveillance. It is a covenant to ask hard questions and to tell the truth when asked. Isolation is a scheme of the enemy.

Meet with your accountability partner this week. Ask the three standard questions and answer honestly. Pray together for protection. Celebrate one way God used them to sharpen you.

Spiritual practice

Meet with your accountability partner and ask the three standard questions.

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