Ephesians 6:11-13 "11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 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. 13 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."
Weapons of war usually fall under two major categories: offensive and defensive.
Body armour can be classified as defensive weapons of war against missiles, projectiles and handheld combat weapons, they work as protective covering, designed to safeguard vital parts of the body.
Today’s Bible reading talks about spiritual warfare, revealing how the different parts of physical body armour mirror the spiritual armour available to us as believers in Christ.
We have at our disposal righteousness, invisible weapons of spiritual warfare that are potent against the wicked assault of the enemy In Ephesians 6:11, our spiritual armour is referred to as the armour of God, which implies that it possesses divine attributes, making it indestructible by the power of the devil.
We are invited to “put on the whole armour of God”. However, this armour is inaccessible to those who have not accepted the Lordship of Jesus Christ over their lives.
Putting on the armour of God is equivalent to putting on Jesus, and He is more than enough to protect us against all evil and temptations we may encounter.
Romans 13:14 says, But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof Putting on Jesus involves accepting Him as Lord and Saviour, meditating on His word day and night, living a life of holiness, and spreading His gospel I pray that in the heat of the battles of life, the armour of God will be your strong defence in Jesus Name.
The word of God used the imagery of physical warfare to communicate a powerful spiritual message to us in Ephesians 6:10-18 which supply us with a great strength in order to any war and overcome it. Firstly, we are asked to gird our waist with the sturdy belt of truth. It’s with this same belt that our sword is fastened to our body In the days of old, a soldier girded in this manner was recognised as being on active duty. We are expected to gird ourselves with truth as the foundation of all our spiritual activities. Next, we are to find our protection in righteousness by putting on the breastplate of righteousness.
Also, our feet should be ever ready to move with the gospel of peace. We should then arm ourselves with the shield of faith to quench all the fiery arrows of the enemy. because this will help our faith to grow more in him and we shall overcome many wars through this.
the helmet of salvation protects our head, the most important part of our body, we must put on the helmet of salvation.
The helmet salvation is required to protect our spiritual destiny. Finally, as soldiers of Christ, we are to wield the “Sword of the Spirit” which is the spoken word of God. As the only offensive weapon mentioned, this is the soldier’s most important weapon, and it is supplied by the Holy Spirit.I decree that God will fortify you and make you untouchable to the devil in Jesus’ Name.
