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Put on the Armor of God
this came from a mailing list, Christians in Pain. I'm not sure who the author is!
This is what the Father revealed to me to help me learn
to give Him all of my problems! He took me to
Ephesians 6 and told me to read about His armor and
this is what He showed me:
- Gird your waist with Truth! Now Jesus is the Truth
and when you've girded yourself with Truth you must
maintain honesty and integrity. In Christ's day the
abdomen was believed to be the seat of emotion. So the
medication for our emotions is the Truth. When you gird
your emotions with the Truth, they are stabilized.
- Put on the breastplate of Righteousness! Of course
that's Jesus, too. The model that was used for God's
armor was the armor that the Roman soldiers wore in
that time. The breastplate was made of bronze and
covered the soldier from neck to thigh. All of his
vulnerable places! It was also believed that the breast
housed the heart and soul. Aren't these our most
vulnerable places? So when you put on God's breastplate
of righteousness it is to keep our heart and soul pure
and righteous.
- Shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of
peace! The sandals that the soldiers wore were made
with cleats constructed of sharp nails. So now you have
a way to keep your feet firmly rooted to always be
prepared to spread PEACE!
- Take the shield of Faith to quench ALL the fiery
darts of the wicked one! The Roman soldiers carried
long oblong or oval shields made of iron. There was a
layer of wood on each side and it was covered with
linen or animal skins. When soaked with water the
shields would literally quench the arrows that the
enemy fired that had been soaked in pitch and ignited.
When the soldiers fought side by side they could form a
long wall of protection with their shields. This is
what our faith does for us!
- The helmet of Salvation! The soldiers helmets were
made of bronze with leather straps to hold them on.
Your salvation cannot be knocked off nor can it fall
off. The helmet would have to be taken off. The helmet
protects the head and the brains. So when we are
wearing the helmet of salvation it protects our
thoughts and all we have to do is plead the blood of
Jesus on our thoughts!
- The sword of the Spirit! (The Word of God) The sword
of the Roman soldier was a short two-edged sword used
to defeat the enemy at close range. Hebrews 4:12 says,
For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper
than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division
of soul and spirit and of joints and marrow and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
This is exactly what we need for close range daily
defense and offense!
- Praying always!
Now when I think of putting on the armor of God I know
how to apply it to my daily problems. If my problem is
my emotions I will gird myself with Truth! To remain
pure and righteous I put on the breastplate of
righteousness; more and more of Jesus! I am more aware
of keeping my feet firmly rooted to share God's peace
all of the time. Right now I don't make a move without
my shield of Faith because Satan's fiery darts are
coming from every direction. I have further protection
because my friends are helping me to form a wall of
protection! My helmet is extremely important to cover
my thoughts of doubt, fear, anxiety with the blood of
Jesus! My thoughts rob me constantly of peace and joy
without my helmet! I have to learn how to wield the
Sword of the Spirit because all of the battles I fight
are up close and personal! So it is my responsibility
to learn the Word of God And then even with all of
this, I must pray always!