PUT ON YOUR ARMOR, EVERY DAY (PART 1)

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Finally, 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.

Ephesians 6:10-13

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

From the moment we are born until that moment when we draw out last breath in this earthly existence, we are immersed in a spiritual battleground, one where there are only two sides.

On one side, we have the side under the command of the Lord, God Almighty. This is the side defined by good and righteousness and holiness.

On the other side, we have the devil in charge of the forces of darkness and evil. Their side is bent on destruction and chaos, ever seeking to injure anyone who is not in company with them.

Take notice of what is going on in your community, municipality, state, nation, and world, and you will see acts of goodness as well as acts of malice and wickedness. The latter never rests and so ever Lord-serving person had better have their guard up because Satan has them in his sights.

This is why the latter part of this last chapter in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is so critically important. For if Christians have any hope of staying protected against “the powers of this dark world” and the “spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms”, they had better put on the “full armor of God” and do so each and every day. No one can afford to leave a piece of the armor behind because it creates a point of spiritual vulnerability, one the devil can exploit. 

With this, the only way we can be “strong in the Lord and in His mighty power” is if we wear all components of God’s spiritual armor for it is then and only then that we can take our stand against Satan’s schemes when the day of evil comes upon us.

Tomorrow, we’ll begin looking at each part of the full armor of God by examining the belt of truth.  

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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