Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of
His might. 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. Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 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.
Ephesians
6:11, 18 “Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil” “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the
Spirit, and watching there unto with all perseverance and supplication for all
saints”.
Apostle
Paul was admonishing the church at Ephesus of moral living and values and at
his conclusion he said to them in verses 10 of Ephesians 6 says “Finally, be
strong in the Lord and in His mighty power, which is talking about our faith in
God and putting your total trust in His mighty power” (or of His mighty deeds).
For the
scripture tell us that we are in a Spiritual battle and therefore we need to be
fully armed with which God has made ready for us to use, that means to be
heavily covered by the armour of God.
In the
verses of emphasis states that we should put on the whole armour of God, which
we may be able to stand against the wiles (devil’ schemes, interior motives or
strategies).
Brethren I
want you know that from the moment you choose to make a right choice in life;
making a quality decision to become a believer in Christ Jesus and align
yourself to the will of God and His purposes, the devil will wage war against
your soul to harass, humiliate, slander, mock and trying all possible best to manipulate
and control your life. Because to him,
am I going to lose this one to God? So he therefore brings all kinds of
frustration on way to battle you to stupor.
But I want you to know that when one comes to this end or I will call it
a dead end, the word of God still will remain.
Moses’ experience and the children of Israel was that they came face to
face to the red sea behind them were Pharaoh and his chariot men, but the Lord
parted the red sea for them and they walk through the dry ground. God still
remain their ultimate saviour. For Jesus said in Mathew 24:35 “Heaven and earth
shall pass way but my words shall not pass away”
Though all
the schemes, interior motives, evil strategies of the enemies may come at you
but remember that His words concerning
you; your purpose and destiny still will remain. That’s why, James 4:7 says “so
be subject to God i.e. submit to God, resist the devil (stand firm against
him), do not be afraid or dismayed and he will flee from you” amen! He will run
away from you when stand firm in Faith which you profess and you stand firm in the
Truth which you believe, the devil and his co-horst will definitely run away in
terror.
So in
contrast one might be wondering maybe I should continue in my own understanding
for the devil will not worry me. But I
tell you the truth he already have you and that way is the way to hell fire with
devil and that’s the reason why he fights to take control over people’s emotions,
corrupts their minds and win them against God’s promises for them through his
evil schemes so that he can have a company in the same rebellion against God.
Also know
this that evil may be perpetrated against you by human beings, but at the same
time you must know and never forget that it is our ultimate enemy, the devil,
that is behind it, he is the one behind their misbehaving and all manners
wickedness toward us.
Honestly
some people’s manners can be so disgusting, so disrespectful, humiliating,
slanderous, frustrating and nauseating but remember we don’t have to be like
them. amen
For it is
written “for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the ruler,
the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Eph 6:12) NIV
1) Eph 6:13 however, tells us on how to
protect ourselves. We are admonished to
be strong in the Lord and in His power and these words to us is that we cannot fight this battle by
ourselves, by our own understanding physically for our human strength is
totally inadequate that is, is not
enough to do battle with our number one enemy, but God power is invisible that works behind the scene and His
protection is seen and beautifully completed amen!
2) The way we access the power and
protection in this war the enemy is waging against us is to put on the whole
amour of God. Apostle Paul tells us the specific
pieces of armour that each believer in Christ needs to consciously put on every
day;
(1)
The belt of truth – to fight against satan’s
lies.
(2) The
breast plate of righteousness – to protect our own hearts
(3)Shoes – for firm footing in our walk
with Christ
(4)The shield of faith – to repel satan’s
accusations
(5)The helmet of salvation – to
protection our minds
(6)And the Sword of the Spirit – the
word of God – to give us knowledge, instruction and ever – increasing faith in
God’s words we profess
(7)Most of all, we must pray! Know also
very importantly that prayer strengthen us to stand against the enemy; our
adversary, which also involves praying all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
being watchful to this end with all perseverance for all saints .
In
conclusion, the enemy of our soul will always try to keep us from moving into
all God has for us. Seriously, we can
change or thwart his plans against us with prayers, our worship, and praise and
by the Sword of the Spirit – which is the word of God.
These stands
as our greatest weapon of warfare against the wiles of the devil;
-
Prayer;
including all prayers and supplication
in the Spirit
-
Our
worthy worships and praise to God
-
The
Sword of the Spirit – which is the word of God, will demolish the kingdom of
darkness.
Shalom.
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