The Armor of God

The Armor of God

The armor of God may sound like some kind of ancient suit of war worn by King David himself during the battles of the Old Testament, however we find this term in the book of Ephesians. The armor of God refers to truth, salvation, the gospel of peace, faith, righteousness and the Holy Spirit. Each of the pieces must be adorned by all believers if they are to go into battle against the forces of evil.

Ephesians 6:10-17 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devils scheme. For our struggle is not against flesh and Blood but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm. 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 every-thing to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God.

These verses show the importance of knowledge and preparation. First we must understand that all people are born into a spiritual battle ground. We stand between two massive armies on one side we see the shining robes of God’s warriors led by our Lord Jesus, on the other a line of snarling demons led by Satan himself. The knowledge we must grasp is that these armies are not looking at each other but at us in the middle. We are what they are fighting over the Lord and all the angels rejoice when we turn our lives to God and become Christians. Demons are constantly trying to take our attention of off God. Every soul they can corrupt is one less that there enemy God wins. The verses from Ephesians about the armor of God show what kind of protection our heavenly father has for us. He gives us righteousness that will protect us and keep us standing tall in the face of any kind of hardship we may face. This righteousness we must wear on our chest like a breastplate that can only be adorned on us by the Lord. The truth the Lord gives us will comfort us because we know that our redeemer Jesus Christ lives and has payed the price for our sins. The peace that the scripture gives us allows us to walk the path of life without fear. Our faith in Jesus shields us from the evil that rules our world. Salvation comforts our minds and protects us. We know that we are saved and can do anything through God who strengthens us. The spirit will allow us to cut through the lies of the enemies and strike down the demons that stand in our way. You can see that with all of these tools we can feel safe knowing we have the protection of the Lord. We are armored and equipped with weapons to fight for our God all we have to do is pray and except the gift of salvation from God’s son Jesus Christ. All you have to do is put on the helmet of salvation by giving you life to Jesus and then piece by piece you will receive the many gifts of God (his armor) and be able to stand with God and his warriors in the face of countless enemies knowing that you have already won. The bible tells us no matter what God over comes evil so would you not like to be on the winning team all you have to do is ask for Jesus. He loves you; all you have to do is ask!