The Lord has speaking a lot to me lately about the following passage. I wasn't going to write it all out but I am feeling like someone needs to read this and be encouraged and spurred on!
"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. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all accasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." Ephesians 6:10-18
This was part of a devotion that I read a week or two ago. God knew that this was exactly the passage I needed to read as I felt like I was just at war with the enemy. It seemed as if he was attacking on all sides and the Lord brought me to Ephesians to remind me that I daily need to put on this powerful armor to be prepared for the fight. The following is a excerpt of the author's thoughts:
"For every battle we face, God provides us with a full set of spiritual armor. God's armor is based on truth and righteousness, faith, and peace. He asks us to be armed with his attributes, not our own. Above all, we have prayer, which reaches into the spiritual realm and places the battle into the hands of the One who has already won the war.
The presence of evil need not make us suspicious or fearful. We don't need to look for a demon behind every door. But we should be alert and prayerful so that we are aware of the devil's schemes when they come and so we can fight the battle in the spiritual realm."
Oh, how I need to be alert and prayerful always! God is showing me how to be a warrior for His kingdom. Every day, all of the things that we face, God is in it all and we just have to continually put on our armor so that we can fight the fight and in the end hopefully hear Him say "Well done, good and faithful servant!"
Be encouraged as God has already won the war!!!
