Feel God’s strength, peace and joy today in your
soul as you recognize the power of God at your disposal. We are able to shine
with His light in the ever-increasing darkness around us. We talked yesterday about the spiritual
battles on earth and in heaven, after Lucifer’s pride turned him from God. We have at our disposal full spiritual body armor to
pur on and use each day.
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 occasions with all kinds of
prayers and requests, with this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying
for all the Lord’s people. Ephesians 6:13-18
Please notice that most
of the armor is defensive in nature, but the Word of God is our sword. When
Jesus was tempted by the devil, He spoke back with the written Word. (Matthew
4) Here are two more verses to comfort
you.
The
thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have
life, and have it to the full. John
10:10
You
dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in
you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 John 4:4
We need to be aware of
Satan and his angels, but we have armor, we know that Jesus came to give us
life and to be able to live it in abundance. The Holy spirit within us is much
greater than the ruler of this earth.
Thank you Lord, for this opportunity to read about
evil, knowing we are in Your capable hands. We have the Word of God as our
sword and our faith to avoid every flaming arrow of our enemies. We praise you today for Your angels and we look
forward to reading about them and their ministries on earth.
Amen
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