"Put On..."
29/12/14 08:58
December 29, 2014
“Put On…”
Blessings folk!
Read and give heed to the commands of the Lord.
Note why?
Note the reality of life.
As we have seen previously, we are to be strong in the Lord and His strength.
Not in our strength.
We are to put on the full armor of God.
There are some things to be inferred from this.
Apparently one can be a Believer, yet not be fully “armored”.
We have a responsibility to “put on this armor”… I believe continually.
It is God Who equips and protects.
We choose whether to walk in the “putting on” or not.
Why do we need to put on the armor of God? (We will see more later as to what the “armor” is.)
So that we might be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
The devil has a scheme...a strategy...to cause harm to each.
Often it is generational. Some “successful” in previous generations will carry through to the current.
Living in the full armor of the Lord will enable us to stand firm against this scheme.
Not necessarily to avoid the scheme...but to stand firm against it.
We see what the true struggle is.
Not against flesh and blood.
But, against rulers, power, world forces of this present darkness, spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
This is where the battle occurs.
Sadly, most Believers do not believe this is true.
They do not believe in spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
If they do believe, then they do not discern what is occurring.
Their lives deny belief.
I see it constantly in the Body of Christ.
Folk, are totally unaware of the source of the battle.
They are deceived as to what is really happening in their lives.
They respond in the flesh, thereby denying the power the Lord gives to stand firm.
Seek the Lord.
Be strong in Him.
Stand firm.
Know what the true battle is.
As a True Believe, we are victorious.
Appropriate the Victory.
Manifest the Victory.
The world will be drawn to the Lord through such.
“Put On…”
Blessings folk!
Read and give heed to the commands of the Lord.
Note why?
Note the reality of life.
Ephesians 6:11-13
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places
The commands:
- Be strong in the Lord
- Put on the full armor of God
- Stand firm
As we have seen previously, we are to be strong in the Lord and His strength.
Not in our strength.
We are to put on the full armor of God.
There are some things to be inferred from this.
Apparently one can be a Believer, yet not be fully “armored”.
We have a responsibility to “put on this armor”… I believe continually.
It is God Who equips and protects.
We choose whether to walk in the “putting on” or not.
Why do we need to put on the armor of God? (We will see more later as to what the “armor” is.)
So that we might be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
The devil has a scheme...a strategy...to cause harm to each.
Often it is generational. Some “successful” in previous generations will carry through to the current.
Living in the full armor of the Lord will enable us to stand firm against this scheme.
Not necessarily to avoid the scheme...but to stand firm against it.
We see what the true struggle is.
Not against flesh and blood.
But, against rulers, power, world forces of this present darkness, spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
This is where the battle occurs.
Sadly, most Believers do not believe this is true.
They do not believe in spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
If they do believe, then they do not discern what is occurring.
Their lives deny belief.
I see it constantly in the Body of Christ.
Folk, are totally unaware of the source of the battle.
They are deceived as to what is really happening in their lives.
They respond in the flesh, thereby denying the power the Lord gives to stand firm.
Seek the Lord.
Be strong in Him.
Stand firm.
Know what the true battle is.
As a True Believe, we are victorious.
Appropriate the Victory.
Manifest the Victory.
The world will be drawn to the Lord through such.