10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
The "whole armour of God" (Ephesians 6:11,13) involves seven units, all of which are vital if we are to prevail lastingly in the spiritual conflict with the great enemy of our souls. We must, first of all, be strongly girded about with truth--the Word of God, and all its counsel (John 17:17; Acts 20:27)--if we hope to stand against the father of lies (John 8:44). KJV Defenders Notes.
Is your armour intact? Do you have kinks in your armour? If we are to be successful in our fight against the devil, our greatest enemy we must put on the whole armour. There is no shame in having dents in the armour, because it shows that you are fighting against evil forces.
The world will sometimes beat us down, put dents in our armour, but with God’s help it will stay intact able to turn the devil away.
We are in the “evil day”. Put your armour on, girt yourselves with truth put on the breastplate of righteousness. Take your shield of faith wherewith we shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Don’t forget the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God.
Just look at what we are able to take with us, when this world starts to beat you down. Praise God that is available to us God’s children. With all the evil things in the world we must prepare ourselves for battle.
I ask again, is your armour dented? Are you ready for battle?
God Bless You!
06/13/2008, 11:41
The battle is constant. This armor is Christ Himself. "For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ" Gal. 3:27. "But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts" Rom. 13:14. Notice brother, the emphasis is to STAND. We do indeed war in order to stand, but the battle is the Lord's, 1 Sam. 17:47. He is the Truth; He is the Righteousness of God; He is the Prince of Peace; He is called Faithful and True; He is the Salvation of God; He is the Word of God. We should even take this armor to bed! Sounds like you are getting ready to do something? God Bless brother Brent.
06/27/2008, 13:27