Let's Put "It" Where "It" Belongs (Part 2)

Hello everyone,

In my last blog post, I quoted Ephesians 6:13 which says, “Therefore take up the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” As I wrote yesterday, the devil’s intention is for us not to focus on Jesus, especially those who have been transformed into the new life of Jesus, because for those who are ill, all they have to do is to focus on Jesus and they metamorphose into Jesus physically and their illnesses go, why? Because they manifest who Jesus is, and this is Grace. It is not by their making or effort.

Jesus in John 3:14 said, “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, ₁₅that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” Jesus was talking about how He would die, and what we would get in return which is the salvation Jesus gave us, and perfect health is part of salvation, but the devil doesn’t want you to know that Jesus has given you His health on a platter of gold by Grace, just by believing in Him. The devil wants you to believe you would have to work and sweat for it. And in avoiding falling for the devil, we need to take up the armour of God.

Ephesians 6:14-17 talks about the armour of God. We are to gird our waist with truth, in other words, we know Jesus is the truth and is also our salvation, this is what we are to hold fast on not turning to any other thing that would sway you away, and in doing that, you would be strengthened.

You are to have a breastplate of righteousness, in order words, you are to know the Son of who you are, thus understanding that holiness is your new life which would not allow any other thing come near your heart.

You are to have your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, in other words, you must be alert and be ready to stand for what is true, sharing the good news of peace to everyone around you.

Verse 16 says above all you are to take up the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the devil. In other words, the devil’s words are lies, and to fix your eyes on Jesus increase your faith in Him, and for your faith to increase means the devil's deceit won’t work on you, this was what Jesus did when the devil came to tempt Him.

You are also to take up the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. In other words, the helmet signifies where you stand and the lies of the devil cannot penetrate. The sword of the Spirit is the word of God that destroys any deception put up by the devil, thus it requires meditation and confession of God’s word, which Jesus also did when the devil came to tempt Him in the wilderness.

The whole armour of God represents all that we must do in putting the devil in its place. However, I would take each part of the armour of God one part at a time and fully explain its importance to those in the body of Christ, those who have been transformed into the kingdom of Christ Jesus. We must not that the devil is already a defeated foe, as Jesus gave Him a mighty blow when He went to hell (ref.: Colossians 2:15). It is now left to us to believe that’s all. And this aspect is what the devil doesn’t want us to do, as right believing implies right living.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

 

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)