WEAR THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD

Faith Filled Thoughts
September 23rd, 2009
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WEAR THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD

The Belt Of Truth

The Breastplate Of Righteousness
The Shoes Of Readiness and Peace
The Shield Of Faith
The Helmet Of Salvation
The Sword Of The Spirit



You are of God, little children, and have overcome them,
because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. I John 4:4

With all this force mustered against the believer, what are we to do?

take up the whole armor of God: This is how we can be successful in the face of Satan’s attack.
Notice, Paul writes to take the whole armor, being partially armed is not enough.
Satan and his minions are looking for holes to bring the believer down.
Every piece of God’s armor is required to stand against Satan’s methods.
The Greek word for the whole armor is panopliva Panoplia, which means full set of armor, a complete set.
Every component of the armor is required.

that you may be able: Without the full armor of God, our ability to stand is at great risk.
The Greek work for able is duvnamai Dunamai, means having the strength or power.
From the same root, we get the word dynamite or power.
Having the whole armor of God gives us the power to stand against Satan.
We have dynamic power, Holy Spirit power to withstand Satan.

to withstand in the evil day: Satan and his demonic forces will attack the believer,
therefore we should be ready when the day comes.
The Christian must walk forward, continually we must be on alert for Satan’s devices,
his goal is to disable the believer and keep the lost, lost.
We need to be on alert for the coming attack, because we live in evil days, in a fallen world.

and having done all, to stand: Putting on and wearing the armor of God is a process.
Wearing the armor of God and effectively using the armor is linked with being strong in the lord and in the power of his might.
When we have done all, the word here is a&paß Hapas, meaning all things or whole.
The armor of God is one whole unit, which functions together,
weakness in our gives Satan a platform to launch his attack, preventing us from standing.
Paul point here is we should be prepared to stand and not fall for Satan’s devices.
We need to make a conscious effort to stand up against Satan’s plans.

Stand therefore: Once we are wearing the complete set of God’s armor, the panoplia,
next we need to make the conscious decision to stand.
God has given us the ability to choose, to make the stand.
If we do not make the choice to stand, we will fall, and being on the ground is no fun.
Satan is not just content with the saint lying on the ground; his goal is choke off the life out of the saved soul.
Remember, the term for wrestle is defined as a victory when the opponent has his hand around your neck.


May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie
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