The Armor of God! I love reading about spiritual warfare, God just really bolsters my confidence and trust in him when I started to learn about the Armor and Weapons we as believers have in Christ. I am really digging the armor passage that is talked about in Ephesians 6:10-17
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. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ok Spartans! Tell me this isn't an awesome passage! There is a little more about the armor that paul talks about in Romans 13:12 and 2 Corinthians 6:7:
Romans 13:12- 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
2 Corinthians 6:7- 7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with armor of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
Time to get SERIOUS! This armor is ordained to Christians that know Christ, when Paul says put on, he never says anything about taking this armor off. I love verse 10's (read up some cross referrence's on Phillipians 4:13, 2nd Timothy 2:1) Be strong in the Lord and in the power of his Might! That SHOULD END with an EXCLAMATION. Satan already lost guys! We worship the risen son of God and he lives in us, his ressurrection defeated death and sin forever! What can Satan POSSIBLY DO to us? Does this mean we dawn the armor we are no longer tempted? Nope, but in disciplining yourselves in the Word, we are gonna be a whole lot better of a soldier for God. In 6:11, and 13 God starts both passages saying "put on the whole armor" basically guys, as Christians in Christ's army you aren't taking this off, you are living in the Armor as long as you are on earth, or your susceptible to the "wiles" of the devil. (Which is in the original version) Wiles means schemes, so your protecting yourself from schemes? Not exactly: the Devil is crafty, clever, and deceptive, and he rules the world of his demonic hosts..... Sounds bad right? Every sin fits under and is encompassed in the term wiles, if Satan is causing you to stumble he is doing his job. What exactly does it say about Satan in the scripture? Ruler of Demons (Luke 11:15) God of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4) the possible best description: the prince of power in the air (Ephesians 2:2) sounds bad indeed, what hope is there?
that is so true!! we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, etc and put on the whole armor of God. that is why i always make it a point to pray canceling every plan of the enemy for my life because the devil is clever, deceptive and doesnt give up and would do anything to tear us away from the Lord. so i, a believer filled with the holy spirit and a child of the king doesnt have to give up either.
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