Put on the whole armor of God..
Read Ephesians 6:10-20
We are to put on the full spiritual armor of God each day, so that we will be able to win the spiritual war against the devil…
In the Christian life we battle against “principalities” and “powers” (the powerful evil forces of fallen angels headed by the devil, who is a vicious fighter, see 1 Peter 5:8).
To withstand their attacks, we must depend on God’s strength and use every piece of his armor.
Paul is not only giving this counsel to the church, the body of Christ, but to all individuals within the church.
The whole body needs to be armed.
As you do battle against “the rulers of the darkness of this age,” fight in the strength of the church, whose power comes from the Holy Spirit.
These who are not “flesh and blood” are demons over whom the devil has control.
They are not mere fantasies—they are very real.
We face a powerful army whose goal is to defeat Christ’s church.
When we believe in Christ, these beings become our enemies, and they try every device to turn us away from Him and back to sin.
Although we are assured of victory, we must engage in the struggle until Christ returns, because Satan is constantly battling against all who are on the Lord’s side.
We need supernatural power to defeat Satan, and God has provided this by giving us his Holy Spirit within us and his armor surrounding us.
If you feel discouraged, remember Jesus’ words to Peter:
“On this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18).
Are you trying to fight a spiritual battle with physical weapons?
Spend some time praying and reading the Bible to Spiritually strengthen yourself for the battle.
Satan will tempt you with lies.
Memorize Scripture to remind yourself of the truth.
SELAH (let us pause and calmly think about these things)
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Friday, August 9
cFaith
A Verse A Day
by Tim Davidson
THE SHIELD OF FAITH
“Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”
— 1 John 1:6
In addition to the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, and the shoes of readiness, we are to make sure we take the shield of faith above all.
With the shield of faith, we are able to snuff out all the fiery arrows that our enemy, Satan, has set on fire and thrown at us through the trying experiences of our life.
The Message Bible says: “Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued…faith….”
The Roman soldier carried a huge shield into battle against his enemies.
He would raise it up to protect himself as the adversary filled the air with a barrage of fiery arrows.
Everything the enemy threw at him failed, because the shield did its job by protecting the soldier.
So, let your faith be like a shield. Carry it with you at all times and you will be able to quench ALL the troubling circumstances shot at you by the wicked one.
Today’s Thought to Take With You:
I take my shield of faith and raise it against the fiery darts the enemy throws at me. I prevail over all the attacks of the enemy.
In Jesus’ name. Amen
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