When often asked how do we as Christians live a victorious life and have more power against satan and his wiles and trickery. Well, one f the best places in the Word of God in right here in Ephesians 6. Yes many places in the Bible have ways that God has plainly laid out for us to prevent falling prey to satan.
First off in Ephesians 6:10-11 we need to understand we have to be strong in the LORD and His power. So often we are weak because we want to fight in our own fleshly power and have no spiritual power. We are not, within our own strength, strong enough for him but through the power of God we can be victorious. We have to put on all the armour and have to use all the equipment God has given us. We can stand against the wiles of the devil when we do so.
Now in Ephesians 6:12 the Bible tells us that we aren't fighting against a particular person even though sometimes one of the wiles of satan comes in human clothing and form and is in fact a human being. However when taken in context we aren't fighting a flesh and blood person but against powers that are in high places. The enemy is spiritual and also is the type of warfare we are fighting. The places of authority that are in spiritual darkness are such places as the presidency, governors, congressmen and women as well as senators. County governments and well as municipalities such as cities and those that are in charge and last but not least is even magistrates.
The devil always has a counterfeit for the things of God. The armies of the LORD are set in battle array and set in particular positions with positions of authority. Just like in our military we have the generals, colonels, majors right down to the enlisted men. Well the LORD also has angels that are in positions of authority also such as Michael and Gabriel. Satan also has himself as the leader and then has all the other fallen angels that are his subortinates.
People do not believe that demonic warfare is really real and that is a tragic mistake. It is just as real today and even more so in a sense beacuse of all the avenues that satan has at his disposal to get out the message of ungodliness. Things such as the T.V. radio, magazines, so called comic books, video games and computers. The church of satan is alive and well and does try to lure unsuspecting people, especially our young adults and kids. Evil spiritual forces are at work everyday. They work against the true Christian church that are soul winning and missionary minded. Many missionaries are under spiritual attack from places that say they are part of the church. Missionaries in many countries ae being martyered for their testimonies and for proclaiming Christ and Savior, LORD and King. Much of this is done from high places, places of authority in government and sad to say even from places of authority inside the church.
So in Ephesians 6:13 we are told to take the whole armour of God so we can be able to stand in the evil day. The key to this verse is not only to put on this armour but to stand. We are not to run when the battle gets fierce but to stand against the forces of hell. The arsenal of weapons we have to use are for defense. The only offensive weapon we have is the Word of God, our Bible.
Now in Ephesians 6:14-15 we are told we have as part of our arsenal. In that day the girdle was the part of armour that was places about the loins that basically held everting about the uniform together whether it was the pants and right down to the equipment it held in place.
The breastplate of righteousness is to have on Christ. The breastplate was to protect the heart which is so vital for survival in spiritual warfare also as it was for the soldier in that day to protect the human heart from the arrows and darts the enemy would throw.
Your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel which will always bring peace. Shoes basically means you need a foundation to be able to stand strongly. Shoes in the physical realm help us to protect our feet from the things that would pierce them and cause us to become weak and not able to stand. So likewise in the spiritual realm we are to have a solid foundation we need to be able to plant our feet firmly and to have them anchored. We need our feet to anchored in the Rock of Ages which is Christ. The Roman soldier of that day even has spikes on the soles of his feet so he could anchor himself firmly and also he could stomp down on the enemy's foot thus causing the man he was fighting to be hurt and stumble.
Now in Ephesians 6:16-18 we are told of the shield of faith that indicates that faith comes from hearing the Word of God. It is compared to the use of a shield by the Roman soldier which was to be placed in front of the individual soldier. Also when they would form a line of defense they could hudle besides each other and form a line of shields and crouch down behind them to protect themselves from arrows and darts. It was one of the main defensive weapons. In the spiritual realm Christ acts as and is this shield of faith, the door and He protects from the enemy from without. Faith allows us to enter the door and Christ is that door as is indicated in John 10:9. Faith enables us to stand behind the shield. It defends against the firey darts of the wicked one. We are able to stand behind this shield of faith with complete protection.
The helmet of salvation is God appealing to the mind within man. In the natural realm the helmet was used to protect the head in which the mind is placed. If a person's head is injured badly enough they will not be able think clearly and thus leaving themselves open to even more attack. So in the spiritual realm Christ is the spiritual head of the believer. We need Him to be that leader. We need Him to be our helmet to protect our ears, eyes and mind from the vicious attacks of the devil. We need to be able to see and hear and think through the heart of Christ and not the eyes of those in high places which abode in spiritual darkness.
All of the weapons so far have been placed in the front of the battle. There is no defense for the back. We are to stand firmly. A person who runs from the battle whether spiritual or physical is wide open for attack and injury and even death.
So in closing only two weaons are for offense. The Bible as was already said and then the other is prayer. Christian people need daily Bible reading and daily prayer or satan will eventually overtake you and you be defeated and of little use to yourself, family and friends not to mention people in the work place as well as folks in the world.
Stephen Blan
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First off in Ephesians 6:10-11 we need to understand we have to be strong in the LORD and His power. So often we are weak because we want to fight in our own fleshly power and have no spiritual power. We are not, within our own strength, strong enough for him but through the power of God we can be victorious. We have to put on all the armour and have to use all the equipment God has given us. We can stand against the wiles of the devil when we do so.
Now in Ephesians 6:12 the Bible tells us that we aren't fighting against a particular person even though sometimes one of the wiles of satan comes in human clothing and form and is in fact a human being. However when taken in context we aren't fighting a flesh and blood person but against powers that are in high places. The enemy is spiritual and also is the type of warfare we are fighting. The places of authority that are in spiritual darkness are such places as the presidency, governors, congressmen and women as well as senators. County governments and well as municipalities such as cities and those that are in charge and last but not least is even magistrates.
The devil always has a counterfeit for the things of God. The armies of the LORD are set in battle array and set in particular positions with positions of authority. Just like in our military we have the generals, colonels, majors right down to the enlisted men. Well the LORD also has angels that are in positions of authority also such as Michael and Gabriel. Satan also has himself as the leader and then has all the other fallen angels that are his subortinates.
People do not believe that demonic warfare is really real and that is a tragic mistake. It is just as real today and even more so in a sense beacuse of all the avenues that satan has at his disposal to get out the message of ungodliness. Things such as the T.V. radio, magazines, so called comic books, video games and computers. The church of satan is alive and well and does try to lure unsuspecting people, especially our young adults and kids. Evil spiritual forces are at work everyday. They work against the true Christian church that are soul winning and missionary minded. Many missionaries are under spiritual attack from places that say they are part of the church. Missionaries in many countries ae being martyered for their testimonies and for proclaiming Christ and Savior, LORD and King. Much of this is done from high places, places of authority in government and sad to say even from places of authority inside the church.
So in Ephesians 6:13 we are told to take the whole armour of God so we can be able to stand in the evil day. The key to this verse is not only to put on this armour but to stand. We are not to run when the battle gets fierce but to stand against the forces of hell. The arsenal of weapons we have to use are for defense. The only offensive weapon we have is the Word of God, our Bible.
Now in Ephesians 6:14-15 we are told we have as part of our arsenal. In that day the girdle was the part of armour that was places about the loins that basically held everting about the uniform together whether it was the pants and right down to the equipment it held in place.
The breastplate of righteousness is to have on Christ. The breastplate was to protect the heart which is so vital for survival in spiritual warfare also as it was for the soldier in that day to protect the human heart from the arrows and darts the enemy would throw.
Your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel which will always bring peace. Shoes basically means you need a foundation to be able to stand strongly. Shoes in the physical realm help us to protect our feet from the things that would pierce them and cause us to become weak and not able to stand. So likewise in the spiritual realm we are to have a solid foundation we need to be able to plant our feet firmly and to have them anchored. We need our feet to anchored in the Rock of Ages which is Christ. The Roman soldier of that day even has spikes on the soles of his feet so he could anchor himself firmly and also he could stomp down on the enemy's foot thus causing the man he was fighting to be hurt and stumble.
Now in Ephesians 6:16-18 we are told of the shield of faith that indicates that faith comes from hearing the Word of God. It is compared to the use of a shield by the Roman soldier which was to be placed in front of the individual soldier. Also when they would form a line of defense they could hudle besides each other and form a line of shields and crouch down behind them to protect themselves from arrows and darts. It was one of the main defensive weapons. In the spiritual realm Christ acts as and is this shield of faith, the door and He protects from the enemy from without. Faith allows us to enter the door and Christ is that door as is indicated in John 10:9. Faith enables us to stand behind the shield. It defends against the firey darts of the wicked one. We are able to stand behind this shield of faith with complete protection.
The helmet of salvation is God appealing to the mind within man. In the natural realm the helmet was used to protect the head in which the mind is placed. If a person's head is injured badly enough they will not be able think clearly and thus leaving themselves open to even more attack. So in the spiritual realm Christ is the spiritual head of the believer. We need Him to be that leader. We need Him to be our helmet to protect our ears, eyes and mind from the vicious attacks of the devil. We need to be able to see and hear and think through the heart of Christ and not the eyes of those in high places which abode in spiritual darkness.
All of the weapons so far have been placed in the front of the battle. There is no defense for the back. We are to stand firmly. A person who runs from the battle whether spiritual or physical is wide open for attack and injury and even death.
So in closing only two weaons are for offense. The Bible as was already said and then the other is prayer. Christian people need daily Bible reading and daily prayer or satan will eventually overtake you and you be defeated and of little use to yourself, family and friends not to mention people in the work place as well as folks in the world.
Stephen Blan
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