Protected By Prayer!
"Praying always with all prayer and supplication
in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all
perseverance and supplication for all
the saints."
Ephesians 6: 18
The believer’s spiritual armor is well known (Ephesians 6:10-18).
Six pieces of armor are mentioned, but prayer is often overlooked
(verse 18). To see why Paul included it, remember the theme of
this section: “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the
Lord and in
the power of His might” (verse 10).
This whole section of Paul’s letter is about being strong
in the Lord—and spiritual armor is definitely a part. But
his concluding exhortation about prayer is also a part of
the protection we
need against the schemes of the devil
(verse 11).
This is evidenced by Paul’s own request that the Ephesian
church pray for him that he be fearless and courageous in
proclaiming the Gospel while imprisoned in Rome
(verses
19-20).
He made the same request for prayer to the church in
Rome on another occasion when he was headed for
likely persecution in Jerusalem (Romans 15:30-31).
Do we clothe ourselves daily in the spiritual
armor of God? Absolutely! But do not fail to
include the protective power of prayer.
"Satan trembles when he sees
the weakest saint upon his
knees."
William
Cowper
