The Daily Guide
Dressed for battle
Put on the complete armor of God...For ours is not a conflict with mere flesh and blood, but with the despotisms, the empires, the forces that control and govern this dark world - the spiritual hosts of evil arrayed against us in the heavenly warfare.
Ephesians 6:11-12 - Weymouth's translation
I was talking with a young Christian who was really going through it. He said, "I know Jesus loves me but this news I've received has overwhelmed me with fear over what's going to happen!" So I started telling him about the warfare he was up against - a spiritual battle directed at his emotions, will and thinking.
Wicked spirits follow a devilish strategy to destabilise your soul. They fire inflammatory darts at you trying to ignite wild fires of emotions and thinking. They look to get you emotionally and mentally charged up with a flesh reaction to people and circumstances. By this they plan to suppress in you the fruit of the spirit! The Holy Spirit ministers in you the fruit of the spirit. It ensures your character as a child of God shines through in your life. The devil fights this for he knows that when love, joy and peace are overflowing in you then you will choose God's way of responding in life. Gal.5:19-23.
In the whole armour of God resist the devil's scheme. The spiritual conflict you are in is unseen but nevertheless real. Evil forces would like to have a controlling and ruling influence in your life. To this end the devil schemes and enlists his cohorts to carry it out. However, they cannot win through when you're effectively wearing the whole armour of God. It is His own complete armour God has given you. In that armour you will triumph! Eph.6:11, Ja.4:7, 2Cor.2:14.
You'll win through in the armour of God!
Copyright © 2006 P.F. (Simon) Measures
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