Put on the full Armor of God!
"10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." Ephesians 6: 10-13
1) First Armor: Put on the belt of Truth
" Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place," Ephesians 6:14
* A Roman solider's belt is what keeps the entire armor in place without it the whole armor would fall!
* When you put on the belt of truth, the truth of God, then you will know when the devil is lying to you. You can tell apart God's truth from the devil's lies. You must know the word of God!
2) Second Armor: Put on the breastplate of righteousness
* The breastplate of a Roman solider's armor is what protects few of the most vital organs of the human body including the heart.
* Protect your hearts from the lies of the devil. We put on Not our righteousness but His! Putting His righteousness on our hearts will protect us from immorality and getting hurt.
(Proverbs 4:23, 2 Corinthians 5:21)
3) Third Armor: Put your feet grounded on the gospel of peace
"and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace." Ephesians 6:15
* A Roman solider needs to have a firm footing to be successful in his battles.
* We need to have a strong footing on the Gospel of Peace because the enemy wants to get us out of balance. Stand fast in the liberty you have been given (Galatians 5:1)
4) Fourth Armor: Put your faith as your shield
" In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." Ephesians 6:16
* Roman soldiers soak their shields with water so when the fiery arrow of the enemy will be of no harm to them.
* We need a shield of faith washed in the cleansing word of God. Then after the fiery accusations and lies of the devil will be extinguished immediately. (Romans 8:6)
5) Fifth Armor: Hold on tight to your sword
"Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." Ephesians 6:17
* Eleazer held on to his sword till he got tired and the sword froze and became part of the extension of his natural body (2 Samuel 23:10)
* We need to hold on to our spiritual sword (Word of God : Hebrews 4:12) to the point we are so attached to it and it will be a natural extension of us. Let us be in the word of God so often that every response we give will be in accordance to His word. Just like Jesus, let us respond to the devil's temptations by saying "it is written"!
And…
"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people." Ephesians 6:18
Because..
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,and have it to the full." John 10:10
The enemy comes to
a) steal our Peace
b) kill out Joy
c) destroy out Confidence (in the Lord!)
Stay Blessed<3
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