Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against
the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:10 NIV
We are admonished to put on the full armour of
God: The belt of truth, the breastplate
of righteousness, sandals of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the
helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit. God is showing us how to
protect ourselves from the onslaught of the devil. I need to check that I have
all my pieces on. Injury is almost certain if I leave off even one of these
essentials elements of the Christian walk.
As a Christian, I need to be careful that I don’t
cherry-pick my way through Scripture. Maybe I’m happy with the helmet of
salvation but take issue with some of the truths that God has shown me. Maybe I
have plenty of faith but I struggle to be a peacemaker with difficult people. God
has exhorted me to put on the full armour so that I can become a complete,
mature Christian, confident against the attacks of the one who wants to destroy
me.
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