Thursday, January 27, 2011
Issues of Life #10
Spiritual Warfare #2
"The Whole Armor of God" by Andy Taylor
“Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles (trickery) of the devil.”
Paul must have had lots of practice in the art of spiritual warfare. He was constantly under attack. He was shipwrecked, bitten by poisonous snakes and beaten on numerous occasions. He did not fear the enemy but he did have a certain respect for his foe. He knew that the enemy could not be defeated except through the Holy Spirit. It had to be “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” The armor of God was his protection. In essence, when he symbolically put on the whole armor of God…he was literally putting on Jesus! The belt of Truth, the breastplate of righteousness, his feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God was his armor. Any piece of this armor left off would leave him vulnerable to the attack of the enemy. That’s why he said, “put on the whole armor of God.” We need to be covered and protected by the characteristics of Jesus. It is also interesting to note that there is no provision for the back of the believer. All the armor is for the front! The only thing that we can surmise from this is that we, as the people (army) of God, are not to turn, tuck our tails and run from the attacks of the enemy. We are to continually and consistently take the battle to the enemy. We are to eternally advance the kingdom of God. We can’t do that if we’re in the retreat mode! So, here’s the deal; We are adequately covered with the whole armor of God. We must ‘put on’ Jesus! That’s how we overcome. That’s why we are called “more than conquerors” through Christ Jesus. Let’s claim our victory….now!
Spiritual Warfare #2
"The Whole Armor of God" by Andy Taylor
“Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles (trickery) of the devil.”
Paul must have had lots of practice in the art of spiritual warfare. He was constantly under attack. He was shipwrecked, bitten by poisonous snakes and beaten on numerous occasions. He did not fear the enemy but he did have a certain respect for his foe. He knew that the enemy could not be defeated except through the Holy Spirit. It had to be “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” The armor of God was his protection. In essence, when he symbolically put on the whole armor of God…he was literally putting on Jesus! The belt of Truth, the breastplate of righteousness, his feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God was his armor. Any piece of this armor left off would leave him vulnerable to the attack of the enemy. That’s why he said, “put on the whole armor of God.” We need to be covered and protected by the characteristics of Jesus. It is also interesting to note that there is no provision for the back of the believer. All the armor is for the front! The only thing that we can surmise from this is that we, as the people (army) of God, are not to turn, tuck our tails and run from the attacks of the enemy. We are to continually and consistently take the battle to the enemy. We are to eternally advance the kingdom of God. We can’t do that if we’re in the retreat mode! So, here’s the deal; We are adequately covered with the whole armor of God. We must ‘put on’ Jesus! That’s how we overcome. That’s why we are called “more than conquerors” through Christ Jesus. Let’s claim our victory….now!
Labels: Armor, Attack, Devil, Victory, Vulnerable, Word of God
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