Undefeatable Armor

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Ephesians 6: 10-13

Studying the armor of God is important for Christians. Spiritual armor can be kind of intimidating because of its warlike nature. But we are at war! Paul lists our enemies for us in this passage: the devil, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, spiritual wickedness. The lines of battle have been drawn and we have to choose a side. If you have chosen righteousness through Jesus Christ, you better put on your armor, or your going to war naked!

We will spend the next few days going over the different types of armor God gives us. It is interesting to notice that the Bible lists the pieces of armor in order as if the soldier were actually getting dressed. Some people may say, "What an interesting coincidence!" Let me tell you, that is no coincidence. God illustrates the spiritual armor's foundational needs and how the armor builds in levels of defensive to offensive methods.

Spiritual armor and physical earthly armor do have one thing in common: They won't do you any good if you don't put them on! Each Christian has a spiritual armor wardrobe! It is given to you automatically when you accept Christ. However, God does not dress us, that is our responsibility!

My prayer is that you will read through this series and feel the need to wear your armor. Don't just understand your armor, wear it!