“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of
evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have
done everything, to stand” (Ephesians 6:13, NIV).
It would be nice if life was easy. But it isn't. It is a hard-fought
war. I will lose the many battles along the way unless I rely on the
Lord's strength and power. With His strength I can stand against the
storms. I can stand against the hardships. I can face the giants with
His hand in mine. I can be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His
might (Ephesians 6:10). No weapon formed against me can prosper if I
stand in His power (Isaiah 54:17). If I stand in Him, all that tries to
destroy me will be defeated.
With the armor of God fully
in place, I stand strong. When I know His truth–when I live His
righteousness–when I am ready at any moment to share His message of
sacrificial love and new life in Him–when I take my faith and believe in
Him without wavering–when my salvation in Him claims and directs every
aspect of my life–when the knowledge of His Word gives me the power to
discern good and evil, address right and wrong–then I am prepared to
stand strong. Putting on His armor is living my life completely
surrendered to God. When I surrender and stop warring against what He
wishes to do in my life, I find His armor to stand against the enemy
whose ultimate plan is to convince me that God does not love me.
I choose to surrender and put on His armor. I will hold unswervingly to
the hope I profess, for He who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23).
Against all foes, large or small, I will say that nothing shall make me
afraid. I will stand rock-solid with His armor in place. Having
surrendered all I that I am–having done all that I can–leaning on
Him–relying on Him–trusting and believing in Him, I will stand
powerfully and invincibly against any enemy in this life.
No weapon–no word spoken–no evil plan–no divisive action that comes
against me will prosper. It will not injure and it will not take ground.
I am secure in His armor He has wrought in my life.
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