Armor of God

Armor of God 

Ephesians 6:10-13

"Put on the full armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil."

*Ephesians 6:11*

          The Devil will attack you when you are at your weakest. He will attack you when you are at your strongest. The devil tries to turn us against our God. There are ways to stand against all his games and schemes. God gives us direction in which we should follow when the devil is attacking us. 

1. Vs. 10: Be strong. Sometimes it gets tough to stay strong, especially when you fell that your world is falling apart. We are told to stay strong in the Lord, and He will help us through. He will be the strength that we need. 
2. Vs. 11: Put on the Armor or God. If we have the armor of God on ,we will be able to stand against the devil and his schemes. We will be able to fight though what  we are going through. 

               The Armor of God is not your normal kind of armor. You can have the armor of God on, but that does not mean that you need to go and let your best friend stab you in the gut and say "oh God will protect me!" don't do that..... The armor of God contains what normal armors contain. Including a very powerful weapon that is sharper then any two edged sword. 

Contents of the Armor of God

Ephesians 6:14-18

1. Belt of Truth- The devil tries to deceive us and that is one of his greatest schemes. He will try to tell us lies and his goal is to get us to turn from God. The belt of truth protects us from those lies. It gives us the knowledge to know what God's truth is and what the Devils lies are. It gives us the ability to see the difference between the two. 
2. Breastplate of Righteousness- Righteousness means being in right standing with God. Righteousness is something that we are given for free. Its a free gift from God. Righteousness is also something that Christ works in us with our cooperation. So putting on the breastplate of righteousness is like putting a guard around your heart and letting God work through you. 
3. The shoes readiness by the Gospel of Peace- The Gospel is God's word, its the bible. To put on the shoes of readiness means to be in the word and to have peace with Jesus Christ. Just as the breastplate was to be right with God, the Shoes ensure that we have peace with God and walk according to His word. 
4. Shield of Faith- The shield of faith defends not only us but our armor as well. We put on the shield of faith to extinguish or dodge all the flaming arrows the evil one throws at us. The shield of faith puts that guard up that protects us against whatever the devil throws our way. 
5. Helmet of Salvation- The helmet protects our head. Just as a warrior has a helmet to protect their head we are called to have one as well. We have to protect ourselves from the devil trying to tell us that our faith and belief in God is wrong and untruthful. We also need to protect ourselves from the world who hates God therefore hats us, His disciples. The world will tell you that your beliefs are wrong so put on the Helmet of Salvation and know that God's word is truth. 
6. Sword of the Spirit- The sword of the spirit is the word of God. It is the most powerful weapon we have, because it is the truth. The devil and world try to make us believe that His word is not truth, but the sword of the Spirit tells us that it is. 

          We need to wear the full armor of God and pray that we can stay strong against the schemes of the devil. The armor of God is for our protection. So put on the full armor of God and stand against the devil. Don't let his schemes, tricks, games, and lies separate you from the Grace, love , peace and truth of God. 

God bless <3 

Love, 

 Heaven April