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Put On The Armor Of God

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Proverbs 15: 29 The Lord is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.

So ask Jesus to forgive you for your sins. Tell Jesus you want a relationship with Him. Surrender your All to Him. Give your life to Jesus and ask Him to come within you so that you will have a relationship with Him. Do not just accept Jesus in your mind, but let the desire to walk with Jesus and to know Him come from your heart.

Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil., For our struggles is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Therefore, (a command) take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done, everything to stand firm.

Stand firm, (dig in) therefore, Having Girded your loins with Truth (belt of truth of the Word of God, which holds your integrity and faithfulness, which comes from being in the Word constantly) and having put on the breast plate of righteousness (a relationship with God which protects your chest against Satan’s darts. Peace comes from standing firm. Christ, holy righteousness is to be practice by all believers} and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace (knowing you are with God and being stable} in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish ALL the flaming missiles of the evil one (not some but all). And take the Helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (security of the believer). With all prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, (the armor is put on in prayer) with this in view, be on alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, (Your prayer life is to be intense. Also read “Enter the Throne Room of God under Prayer.

Beloved, be so full of the Spirit of God and with His Word, so that you can fight the evil around you. Christ gave us examples in Matthew 4:1-11.

Know the Word and stand. We are to pray for people we will give the gospel to before we go to them. Satan’s demons will be there so you must prepare before hand and send the Holy Spirit before you. Put on the full armor of God. This will help us when we go forth in the world in love with faith. Our love for the Lord Jesus is to be pure, meaning that our motives are to be loyal to Christ.

I Peter 2: 15 “For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.” When we go into the world, we will meet others that do not understand spiritual things. We must pray every day for the Holy Spirit to go before us and we are to be so full of the Spirit that He will open their minds to spiritual things. Our spiritual knowledge needs to find a resting place in other people’s hearts and mind.. Our Prayer with the Spirit is essential in going out before us.

Matthew 10:16 Jesus says “Behold I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore be shrewd as serpents, and innocent as doves. Then in verse 19 Jesus says, “But when they deliver you up, do not become anxious about how or what you will speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what you are to speak.” Do you trust God to do these things.

Romans 5:5 says, “and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”

We Walk Among Lies

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Remember Eve in the Garden of Eden? Satan mixed truth and lies to deceive Eve. He uses this method today. When you review history, you can see that Satan has used this over and over. He will do anything to stop a person from knowing God’s plan of salvation and His love. Satan now has his demons delivering lies to us. There is a war within us (the flesh) and lies all around us being delivered in various ways.

We must be walking in the Spirit in order to deflect those fiery arrows of lies. Demons have the knowledge of Christ, but they reject that knowledge due to their pride.

Their main job now is to cause God’s Beloved to stumble in their faith. They want to make your faith not be seen by the unsaved. We are in a war for the souls of men and women. There is a line drawn in the sand. You are either with Christ or with Satan. There is no sitting on the fence. I see more distinct lines now of people either following Satan or Christ.

The demons are in spirit form with intelligence. They know Jesus and know about His salvation plan for us. Demons are the arms and legs of Satan. They have different levels of authority just like an army of our world. Demons have different levels of power. So do angels. The demons can influence a Child of God, but not possess them, (Ephesians 6:12). They spread false doctrine.and have emotions. Satan is a created creature of great beauty. Satan is an angel of the Cherubim. Satan has limitations. For example, he can not be everywhere.

Christians can resist Satan, but we need to be on guard. We should know God’s word and be prayer warriors. Do not be silent before God. Your life depends on your relationship with God. Let your words be lifted up to the Lord Jesus Christ. Let the fragrance of your words bring joy to the Father. If you should fall, repent and begin to sing praises. God will chase your heart and renew it. You must repent first. You want your heart to beat for the Lord’s glory.

That can be hard for baby Christians. Daniel was a mature person of faith and still experience problems. In Daniel 10:13, an angel was going to Daniel to answer his prayer when the prince of Persia (a demon) stopped the angel and there was a 21 day fight. Michael had to come and fight the demon. Michael is a high ranking angel. He is an archangel, who disputed Satan over the body of Moses. Read all of Daniel and Jude.

How many times have you heard on the news about some evil act done and they stated they heard voices telling them to do certain things. This is a demon influencing someone.

There are fiction books by Chuck Black that seem to follow this theme. The series is called “War of the Realm”. The 3 books are titled, “Rise of the Fallen, Light of the Last and Cloak of the Light.” I do not remember the order of the series. But it is well worth the read. After an accident, Drew Carter, sees fierce invaders that no one else can see. This is a spiritual warfare series and after the introduction of characters becomes a suspenseful read. https://www.christianbook.com/wars-the-realm-series-volumes-1/chuck-black/pd/425021?event=ESRCG

Most of the time, news reports are slanted so you will believe as they do. Everyone has an opinion which may be true or how they see it. Knowing God’s word with prayer must be active so you can be lead in truth.

Study the book of Ephesians. This book is so rich. Every verse holds a gem. But Ephesians 6 tells about our spiritual battle. We are to stand firm in verse 14 or to dig in with Truth and have a relationship with God. Verse 16 talks about the shield of faith so we can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil ones. We put on this armor with prayer.

Do not ignore this battle we are in daily. Pray constantly. Let your heart sing praises as you walk through life. If you are not close to God, you can be deceived and believe lies. It says in Matthew 24:22-25. “And unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days shall be cut short. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe him. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.”