The Armor of God

The threats of evil are more profound today than forty or fifty years ago. Today there is no shame when evil presents itself, in fact evil is flaunted and applauded. The younger generations accept evil as the norm. They have grown up watching it on television, experiencing it in their schools, and receiving acceptance when they join its subtle activities of everyday life. The evil that was once hidden, and rarely mentioned, is now shouted from the media rooftops  and accepted as normal. The true family is no longer family, real marriage is no longer marriage or necessary, sanctity

of life is ignored and innocent babies continue to be legally murdered, and God has become anything you want him to be. We live in evil days just like the days of Sodom and Gomorrah.

This bothers me, and disgusts me so what can be done? Christians do have the power to fight evil. “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground… 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.” Ephesians 6 What does this mean?

This means that we are to put on Jesus every day:

1. Jesus is the Truth. In John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.
2. Put on the breastplate of righteousness. Jesus is our righteousness. “Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness...1 Corinthians 1:3
3. Put on the gospel of peace. “For He (Jesus) is our peace…” Ephesians 2:1
4. Take up the shield of Faith. “...looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith…Hebrews 12:2 He is our Faith.
5. Put on the helmet of Salvation. And salvation is in none other (Jesus), for neither is there another name (Jesus) under heaven which is given among men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 Jesus is our Salvation, our only salvation.
6. Take the sword of the Spirit. The sword of the Spirit is the word of God. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” John 1:1-5  The word of God is Jesus. All 66 books, even the Old Testament which is clear about the abominations that God hates, is Jesus Christ.

Putting on the armor of God means being like Jesus. Being like Jesus is the only way we can defeat evil in our lives.