Have you ever thought about putting on Armor. Like the armor from Gladiator days. You know the kind we see in the movies. Of course we don’t have armor like that now but if you’ve ever toured a castle or traveled to England or Europe you’ve probably seen it in person. It’s heavy, bulky and huge! Many of you know and have seen me personally. If you haven’t let me paint you a picture…I am 5’1” (really 5’3/4” on a good day but let’s be real…we all “round up”). So can you imagine this little 5’ human with a sword, a helmet, breastplate, shield and those things you put around your calves and arms? Haha! I might be able to stand up but I literally would not be able to move. Most of you men and some women would, but not me!
Do you know God talks about Armor in the Bible? I remember when March 2020 hit and the world shut down, I felt a shift. A spiritual shift. When we think of armor, we think about those gladiators with physical armor—that’s a good picture. Paul even used that analogy in Ephesians 6 to fight spiritual battles. We are in serious world spiritual warfare today. People fighting, killing, confusion in children, temptation, lies, deception, fighting in Israel… there is division and isolation everywhere. It’s all around us. The enemy attacks where we are vulnerable. He distracts us and blinds us with anger, bitterness and division amongst people. So let’s look at what we are to put on everyday to combat that.
The FULL Armor. In a real battle, We would not just pick up a sword without our breastplate, or the belt without a helmet. As you consider this picture, it doesn’t work does it? We may be able to fight for a moment, but we would not stand FIRM. In order to stand firm, We have to put on EVERYTHING. So here we go—
Belt of Truth
Breastplate of Righteousness
Feet fitted with readiness from the gospel of Peace
Shield of Faith
Helmet of Salvation
Sword of the Spirit (Bible)
We are to put this on everyday. Everyday y’all! We have to stand firm in faith. There is a spiritual battle daily in our lives, in our country and in our world. Rise up daily. Let us lock arms spiritually together and with Jesus, create a wall against the enemy. Are we readying ourselves daily? So when that alarm goes off every morning, remember your Armor and get ready. TOGETHER let’s stand firm with the full Armor of God.
Ephesians 6:10-17
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 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. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Romans 8:31 If God is for us, who can be against us?