Our Best Armor!
"Put on the whole armor of God, that you may
be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."
Ephesians 6: 11
When we think of “armor,” our mind goes immediately to the
shiny metal suits worn by European combatants in the late
Middle Ages. But armor is older than
that.
In the Old Testament, Goliath was covered from head to toe in
various
kinds of bronze armor (1 Samuel 17:5-7). And Saul tried to clothe young
David in his own armor (1 Samuel 17:38-39). Throughout history, armor
has served to protect the wearer physically.
But Paul wrote that we Christians “do not war according to the
flesh
[physically]. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal
[physical]”
(2 Corinthians 10:3-4). For the first time in history, a new kind of armor
was introduced to protect Christians: spiritual armor (Ephesians 6:10-18).
Like physical armor, our spiritual armor—the “armor of God”—covers
us
from head to toe. Our armor consists of truth, righteousness, the
Gospel
of peace, faith, salvation, and the Word of God. Clothed in this armor,
we
are “able to stand.”
Do not consider spiritual battle (the daily Christian
life)
without being fully dressed in the armor of God.
Fully
clothed, we are prepared for any spiritual
challenge!
"Our enemies are on every side,
and so must our armor be."
William Goral
