God gives His armor to all
of His Saints to prepare us for battle with temptation, sickness, weakness and
lies from Satan (Ephesians 6:10-18).
As we put on God’s armor each morning before the world, the flesh and Satan
ever get a chance to attack us, then we walk in victory all throughout the day.
God’s Spirit fully clothes us to withstand any discouragement or enticement
that the enemy brings our way.
The
first piece of armor is to accept Jesus as our Savior. He is the Truth, and He
is the belt that holds our life together. Then, we put on the breastplate of
holy living, which protects all of the vital aspects of our life. We walk in
peace, which comes from a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This fully
prepares us to stand victoriously in the Lord and in the authority of His power
within us (Ephesians
6:10).
In
addition to all of these protective elements, we hold up the shield of faith in
Christ to stop the fiery arrows of deception and temptation, which Satan shoots
at us throughout the day. We put on the mind of Christ as our helmet (Philippians 2:5). Finally, we take up the
sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. We follow Jesus’ example on the
pinnacle of His temptation, and we quote the truth of scripture to Satan when
he tries to deceive us (Matthew
4:8-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:3,4).
When we face any situation
in life through our human ability and resources, we come up short. However,
when the God of the universe, who dwells within us, attacks our problems,
He makes quick work of them. The key to walking in victory is to look back over
all of the issues in our life that God took care of for us. There is
not one aspect, no matter how awful it seemed at the time, which He
did not work out for our good (Roman 8:28). This
gives us faith to leave everything in God’s capable hands to deal with it in
His timing and way.
The Lord is always
available to us, because He lives within us (Philippians 4:5). His love is so dear, that it favorably changes the
meaning of everything we experience in life, even if our soul lays broken and
bleeding in His arms. We never experience any trial alone. Our sin is the only
issue, which causes static in our relationship. Once we repent and commune with
God in prayer, the fellowship between us is restored. Our prayer closet is so
filled with God's presence that we can almost see the gates of heaven before
us.
Prayer:
Father God, we look into
Your sweet face and feel nothing but peace and rest. We come to You in our time
of need for You to deal with the issues in our life as we live in Your peace
and rest. Thank You for Your daily provision of all of our physical, financial,
mental, relational, emotional and spiritual needs. You always provide for us
with more abundance than we deserve. We thank You for Your gracious love for
each of us.
Thought for the Day:
Take all of your cares to
the Lord in prayer, with gratitude in your heart for what He already did for
you, and stand still and watch the salvation of our God on your behalf over and
over again. 