In the Bible ,Paul the apostles writes his letter to the church while in Prison around AD 60,61 wrote the amazing mystery of Power to us as believers (people of God washed and saved by His Blood) I quote Ephesians 6:10-20 talks about The Armor of God
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
13Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth fastened around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints. 19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, divine utterance may be given me, so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should
The metaphor here is based on the armour and battle dress of the first century Roman soldier. This shows to actively engage In battle now. Personal Faith that positions itself against evil and Aggressive Prayer warfare that assails demonic strongholds are two different facets of spiritual life.
This addresses the church as corporate warriors .You and me as individuals warriors.
Discerning between spiritual struggle and other social, personal and political difficulties. We sometimes detour and wrestle with human adversaries , instead of prayerfully war against the invisible works of hell behind the scenes. Our assignment is prayer warfare in order that evil will be driven back and the will of God advanced. All spiritual war waged today is victorious only on the basis of appropriating the provision of the Cross and Christ’s blood (Col 2:15)
The entire passage further supports to the perspectives ‘to stand against’ stand in front and oppose ‘wrestle’ engage in one-on-one combat ‘to stand ‘ stand for active battle ‘ and finally take stand for next battle.
It’s the believers call to spiritual warfare
The invisible conflict vs 10-12
Armor for the warrior vs 13-17
Actions in warfare vs 18-20
The holy scriptures gives us prophetic insight on the days ahead and battles to face . It’s only by Spiritual weapons of war can we overcome shortcomings, difficulties we face in our day to day living.
In conclusion Ephesians 3:16,17
16I pray that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love .
Walk by faith and not by sight
Wage your Warfare and Victory is ours.
Rev. Mathew
Inspirations to live by 