Daily Bread - Dec 8 2006
Ephesians 5:11 - "Be endued with the whole armor of God to be able to stand against the craft of the Devil."
The whole armor of God is more than a metaphor; it is the supernatural ability given to the saint to deal with every deceitful trick and enticement that Satan can bring against God's people. The armor of God is the armor of light and the armor of righteousness on the right and on the left hand (Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 6:7). This armor is to be put on by yielding to the Holy Spirit and being endued with it. Through the act of submitting ourselves to God the Holy Spirit becomes our shield and strength (James 4:7; Psalms 3:3; 18:35; 28:7; 33:20; 84:11).
The Holy Spirit, who has come to lead and guide us, stands ready to protect and defend us against everything that Satan attempts to throw at us. Thus, He empowers us with the shield of faith that quenches every fiery dart of the wicked one. He gives us gospel shoes to tread over all the power of the enemy and nothing can hurt us (Luke 10:19). If we are willing to yield ourselves completely to the Holy Spirit and walk in obedience to Him, then we will find the provision and strength for everything that we need to stand against our enemy, the devil.
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
About Me
- Carol L
- San Diego area, California, United States
- I started this blog back in 2005, but in 2006 began dedicating it solely for the purpose of posting email messages called, Daily Bread, sent out Monday through Saturday by my pastor, Mark Spitsbergen. These daily emails contain fresh revelation that Mark gets from the Word of God by the Holy Spirit for that day for the church that God has called him to pastor, Abiding Place. 1 Peter 4:11 says, "If any man speak let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister let him do it as of the ability which God gives that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen." Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, (John 14:6), and He says, "The words that I speak to you are Spirit, and they are Life." (John 6:63). For the Word of God is quick (alive), and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12).
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