Armour of God | Praying at all times in the Spirit
Paul ends his subject of warfare with ‘Finally, praying…’ The verb used is in present continuous form.
View ArticleArmour of God | The sword of the Spirit
The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God. It’s not like the other defensive weapons which protect one particular part of you. It doesn’t defend your head or heart. Rather, as the only offensive...
View ArticleArmour of God | The helmet of salvation
I believe that the helmet of salvation refers to salvation in its fullest sense – eternal salvation, coming into the presence of God, being transformed into his likeness and being caught up in...
View ArticleArmour of God | The shield of faith
The apostle Paul doesn’t say, ‘Have faith in faith’. He says, ‘Fight the good fight of faith’. He’s referring to the kind of faith that counters the fiery arrows of the evil one. It protects you,...
View ArticleArmour of God | Shoes for your feet
There’s something strong about this footwork, this confidence, this assurance, this ability to move into a situation, bang your foot down and declare, ‘This is who we are.’
View ArticleArmour of God | The breastplate of righteousness
The breastplate covers your heart. It shields you from enemy attack, especially in the realm of emotions.
View ArticleArmour of God | The belt of truth
Some sentimentally claim that the truth is so wonderful that it defies definition. Others say that Paul is referring to the belt of truthfulness or integrity. I’m convinced that Paul is referring to...
View ArticleArmour of God | God's armour for His soldiers
God provides armour for his soldiers, not for the unsaved. It doesn’t work for them. The gospel is the power of God for our salvation, but it’s foolishness to those who don’t know Jesus.
View ArticleArmour of God | Don't forget to defend
It is not impossible for us to be so gung-ho in pressing forward that we forget that we ourselves will come under attack from time to time
View ArticleArmour of God | March in faith
We must be strong and be strengthened, but there’s a trust element too. We must be strengthened by faith.
View ArticleArmour of God | Union and communion with the King
Day after day we experience fear, battle, hurts, sickness, wounds, unkindness and perplexity. We didn’t expect what’s happened to us. How do we get through? ‘Well, pull yourself together!’ No! Our...
View ArticleArmour of God | Strength perfected in weakness
Strength is perfected in weakness. What does that mean? ‘Hey, soldiers be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. Come on pull yourself up.’ No. Paul is the one writing, the chief soldier.
View ArticleArmour of God | Genuine conflict
Soldiers aren’t surprised when they have to engage in warfare. But I sense that sometimes we’re shocked when we hit difficult times. We think we’ve found the secret of happiness but we’ve also found a...
View ArticleArmour of God | Strength in the battle
It’s no good saying to someone, ‘I’m praying that you might be strengthened.’ We’re saying, ‘You’ve got to be strengthened!’ It’s not just a theory; it’s got to be practised – you’ve got to learn how...
View ArticleArmour of God | A fighting manual
The book of Ephesians wasn’t written in the context of academic research but against the backdrop of hostility, conflict and battle. Paul wrote from prison, not as an academic, but a warrior.
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