“Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.”
Psalm 31:4
How quick are you to react on a negative impulse? How easy is it for you to ‘defend’ yourself when you feel attacked by another or unfairly treated?
For some of us, saved or not, when our anger or emotions are stirred, we loose all recollection of the Word in Ephesians Chpt 6 vs 12 that states,
our struggle is not against flesh and blood…but against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in higher realms.”
Friend, don’t you know that the schemes of the enemy are intended for you to stumble and speak hate instead of love?
Will the enemy not entice you with situations that he is certain will evoke the bad habits that have distanced you from God’s best in the past?!
The question here is whether or not you are spiritually aware!
You and I both know by now that nothing just happens. We serve an intentional God. So why would the enemy who opposes our purpose and destiny for God’s kingdom, not be intentional in his own deceitful ways to cause us to misstep on our path to glory?
We are warriors for the God’s kingdom, you and I. Even God’s Word remind us that we are indeed in a fight. The glorious thing about the side that grace has safely positioned us, is that victory is already ours through Christ’s sacrifice.
Nevertheless, as the battle rage on, we cannot walk blindly in this life without the armor of God.
Friend, you have to put on your armor! Do you even know what your armor is?! I urge you to get in your Word, and along with God’s own wisdom, you will find His armor.
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…the breastplate of righteousness…your feet shod with the gospel of peace…the shield of faith…the helmet of salvation…the sword of the Spirit…and prayer.” Ephesians 6 vs 13-18
So, the next time you feel a rise in your temperature because of one matter or another, let you full armor fight the battle before you.
The armor of God will teach you to be still and avoid the many traps of the evil one. The very same armor will remind you of God’s truth when the lies of the enemy creep into your thoughts and threaten to overwhelm your spirit. Your breastplate of righteousness will fight for you against the wages of sin because you will remember that Christ granted you salvation. The gospel of peace will grant you serenity amidst the chaos of life. And the sword of the Spirit will readily rebuke and fight off the temptations of sin.
So you see, we can no longer walk blindly without our armor. God provided it for you and I because He knows what we must face as followers of Christ. Pick up your armor and walk confidently with it and in it!
May God, in His Faithfulness, continue to grant us our daily victories against the enemy in Jesus name. Amen.
