“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
Ephesians 6: 11-12 (New King James Version)
The question that crosses almost everyone’s minds in the morning , “What do I wear today ?” . And so many factors tend to play a part in this decision. Do I have the time to iron it ? Or do I pick something already ironed ? For some people, the clothes need to pass the ‘Sniff’ test ! They pick their clothes in their hands and press it up against the nose and go ‘Snifffffffff’ and if they can stand it , then its good to go ! Well whichever way we pick our clothes , we do spend time thinking what do we wear for the day . And then we spend time getting dressed after that. And this is surely an almost every day event .
We read that in days when people used armors (shields and swords…) in battle , then the soldiers who were lower in rank got less armor. They would probably get just a sword, or in some cases a shield and a sword. The soldiers in higher rank would get the entire armor (breast plates, helmet …). The word of God says we are to put on the WHOLE armor of God. Not part .. Not just the helmet of salvation. The whole armor !
We spend a considerable amount of time with regards to what we wear . Do we prepare ourselves in putting on the whole armor of God ? We read in verse 12, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places”
It’s a 24*7 battle. Are we prepared ?
We know how drastically rain makes most us decide ‘No light colored pants’ . If the weather becomes all windy and cold , then we decide to wear a light jacket because we decide what we currently are wearing is not sufficient enough. Interesting isn’t it how much we prepare for uncertain climatic conditions but how little we prepare spiritually.
Do we put that much preparation into putting on the full armor of God ? Every day , every moment. The devil doesn’t take a break. The demons around do not take a break. Why do we who are called to put on the whole armor of God decide to laze around ? No one puts on an armor to go to bed. They put on the armor for battle.
We read in verses 14-20, “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak”
God Bless
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