Sabbath 5/18/19 Alfred Station Seventh Day Baptist Pastor Ken sermon “Take On the Armor of God” Ephesians 6:10-18
The Bible talks of the devil as a lion seeking whom he may devour. The Bible says we should put on God’s armor for protection. It will help us to NOT get tricked or fooled by the devil’s lies and tricks. Paul is talking about how we should walk as Christians. He is saying to do this…Be strong in the Lord and be strengthened in His might. We are weak. We are sometimes weak in our faith. When we are weak then we are made strong in the Lord. This Lord is the God of the Old Testament. Put on the whole, complete armor of God. The full, complete armor of God is what we should put on.
Paul names the pieces of armor he wants us to put on. He wants us to concentrate on what they stand for. The God of Israel is a warrior God. He is described as a warrior in the book of Joshua and Isaiah. In Joshua, the Captain of the Lord of Hosts was fully armored and ready to fight. We are to put on the armor of God so we can stand fast and not be tricked by the wiles of the devil. The devil is a liar. He lied to Eve. He also knows how to twist the scriptures. He tried to do this when trying to tempt Jesus. The devil can appear as an angel of light. Put on the complete/full armor of God because evil is organized and divided up into rankings. We need to put on our armor because we are standing in a war. We are in toe to toe and hand to hand combat with the devil and his demons.
***Armor of God***
The Bible talks of the devil as a lion seeking whom he may devour. The Bible says we should put on God’s armor for protection. It will help us to NOT get tricked or fooled by the devil’s lies and tricks. Paul is talking about how we should walk as Christians. He is saying to do this…Be strong in the Lord and be strengthened in His might. We are weak. We are sometimes weak in our faith. When we are weak then we are made strong in the Lord. This Lord is the God of the Old Testament. Put on the whole, complete armor of God. The full, complete armor of God is what we should put on.
Paul names the pieces of armor he wants us to put on. He wants us to concentrate on what they stand for. The God of Israel is a warrior God. He is described as a warrior in the book of Joshua and Isaiah. In Joshua, the Captain of the Lord of Hosts was fully armored and ready to fight. We are to put on the armor of God so we can stand fast and not be tricked by the wiles of the devil. The devil is a liar. He lied to Eve. He also knows how to twist the scriptures. He tried to do this when trying to tempt Jesus. The devil can appear as an angel of light. Put on the complete/full armor of God because evil is organized and divided up into rankings. We need to put on our armor because we are standing in a war. We are in toe to toe and hand to hand combat with the devil and his demons.
***Armor of God***
- Girdle of Truth (Belt of Truth): As Christians, we are to be truthful people and live in Truth. God is Truth.
- Breastplate of Righteousness: This covers our chest in the front and covers our back also. We get the righteousness through the blood of Jesus. His blood cleanses us from our sin. We are to live in holiness.
- Feet Shod with Gospel of Peace: We know the gospel of Peace. We believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
- Shield of Faith: We need a large shield of Faith. The more we believe in what God says He will do, the bigger our shield of Faith becomes.
- Helmet of Salvation: We don’t take but we receive our salvation from God. We receive it and let Him put the helmet of Salvation on our head. This is the gift of Salvation from God.
- Sword of Spirit: This is the Word of God. We have to know the word to use the word. Study the word of God to show thyself approved.