READ:
EPHESIANS 6:11-18
As
believers in Christ, we are chosen warriors. It is not strange, because our
Father is the commander-in-chief of the heavenly army. 2 Timothy 2:3-4 says: “You
therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one
engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may
please him who enlisted him as a soldier.”
Just as earthly soldier are not sent to the battlefield without the necessary armour, so also as Christians, God has equipped us with his whole armour, with which we can withstand the pressure of the battle as well as overcome. What then is our weapon? From our reading, the belt of truth we should wear is Jesus himself, because he is the Truth (John 14:6). Our breastplate is righteousness and Jesus is the sun of righteousness who arises with healing in his wings (Malachi 4:2). The boots of peace we should wear are Jesus, because he is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).
God expects us to be covered with the shield of faith. Hebrews 12:2 says that Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. We should put on the helmet of salvation, which according to Matthew 1:21 is Jesus, our Saviour. In addition, we should take hold of the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Jesus is the Word of God (John 1:1, 14). Simply put, our armour as Christians is Jesus himself.
To be able to fully put on the Lord Jesus as our complete armour, Paul in Ephesians 4:21-25 says we should first put off the ‘old man’ patterned after sin, and be renewed in the spirit of our mind, then ‘put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.’
Every part of the armour of God is important. Anything you refuse to put on will cost you some reprisals. For instance, if you tell lies, having loosened your belt of truth, your trousers will fall down and you will it difficult to move forward. If you neglect the Word of God, you will have no sword with which to fight the daily battles. Ensure you are fully wearing Jesus daily and you will remain victorious.
Just as earthly soldier are not sent to the battlefield without the necessary armour, so also as Christians, God has equipped us with his whole armour, with which we can withstand the pressure of the battle as well as overcome. What then is our weapon? From our reading, the belt of truth we should wear is Jesus himself, because he is the Truth (John 14:6). Our breastplate is righteousness and Jesus is the sun of righteousness who arises with healing in his wings (Malachi 4:2). The boots of peace we should wear are Jesus, because he is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).
God expects us to be covered with the shield of faith. Hebrews 12:2 says that Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. We should put on the helmet of salvation, which according to Matthew 1:21 is Jesus, our Saviour. In addition, we should take hold of the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Jesus is the Word of God (John 1:1, 14). Simply put, our armour as Christians is Jesus himself.
To be able to fully put on the Lord Jesus as our complete armour, Paul in Ephesians 4:21-25 says we should first put off the ‘old man’ patterned after sin, and be renewed in the spirit of our mind, then ‘put on the new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.’
Every part of the armour of God is important. Anything you refuse to put on will cost you some reprisals. For instance, if you tell lies, having loosened your belt of truth, your trousers will fall down and you will it difficult to move forward. If you neglect the Word of God, you will have no sword with which to fight the daily battles. Ensure you are fully wearing Jesus daily and you will remain victorious.
MEMORIZE:
ROMANS 13:14 –Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the
flesh, to fulfil its lusts.
