Ephesians 6:10-18 “Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 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. 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. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 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 saints.”
This awesome passage of scripture is loved and has provided so much strength to many Christian brothers and sisters that I know. It was obvious, early in my walk of discipleship and serving the Lord that the vision and goal was working in the fields that Jesus said that the harvest was plentiful, but the workers are few (Luke 10:2). But the Lord equips the saints because, though the road is not smooth and evil lurks along the sides, reaching those who do not know the love of God in Christ is the harvest. We are not sent defenseless, nor without the power of the Spirit of God behind our pilgrimage here. The armor is real, yet spiritual, to stand firm in the attacks that will and do come to extinguish (not some, but) all the flaming arrows of the evil one. I will go into greater later, but wanted to let you know that our home personal computer was infected by a massive attack of virus’, but will not stop this blog for the Lord and His worker. It was a blessing that we received this laptop lately, and this ministry shall stand firm. It’s time that we take a good look at the full armor of God and use each part for the glory of God. I shall continue this message soon.
In Christ, Brian
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I look forward to your study in
Ephesians 6:10-18
I never get weary of learning more and more about the armor of God. Without it we will not be able to stand against the evil one. And this world is waxing worse and worse. If we're not fully armed, we may find ourselves among the deceived. Thanks so much for blogging on this critical part of being in His Church.
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