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Ephesians 6:16
Ephesians 6:16
Did you ever experience a sudden thought in your mind, a thought that was so terrible, so unlike you, it frightened you? Well, where did it come from? Well, it probably was one of the “fiery darts of the wicked one.” Paul writes about this in Ephesians 6:16 as he admonishes us to “put on the whole armor of God.” “Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.” Martin Luther used to say, “I can’t stop the birds from flying around my head, but I can keep them from making a nest in my hair.” It’s a different image, but the same idea. Satan has his fiery darts. These are darts that he throws at our mind. He wants to start a fire in the mind.
For example, he’ll use fear. He can throw a fear in our mind, and we get a hold of that fear; and then we lose our faith; and we lose our peace. Sometimes he throws the fiery dart of doubt. Is the Word of God true? Is Jesus really what He claims to be? Am I really a Christian? Sometimes he puts certain words into our minds, and these words start little fires. Words of slander or criticism, bitterness or malice. Sometimes evil words that we would not say with our lips. Sometimes he throws the fiery dart of confusion, and we don’t know where to go and what to do and we’re wondering what do we do next?
Now how do you take care of these fiery darts? With the shield of faith. Faith in what? Faith in God. Faith in God’s Word. God said to Abraham, “I am your shield.” Now God can protect us if we will trust Him. You will notice that the shield of faith covers all of the armor. It makes sure all of the armor is protected. It covers all of the person. And by the way, the Roman soldiers had their shields so fixed that they could lock them together like one long wall. The shield of faith ought to bind us together to other Christians who are also fighting the battle. All of the fiery darts of the wicked one can be quenched by the shield of faith. Today by faith pick up the shield of faith and trust God to give you the victory all day long.
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By Back to the BibleEphesians 6:16
Did you ever experience a sudden thought in your mind, a thought that was so terrible, so unlike you, it frightened you? Well, where did it come from? Well, it probably was one of the “fiery darts of the wicked one.” Paul writes about this in Ephesians 6:16 as he admonishes us to “put on the whole armor of God.” “Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.” Martin Luther used to say, “I can’t stop the birds from flying around my head, but I can keep them from making a nest in my hair.” It’s a different image, but the same idea. Satan has his fiery darts. These are darts that he throws at our mind. He wants to start a fire in the mind.
For example, he’ll use fear. He can throw a fear in our mind, and we get a hold of that fear; and then we lose our faith; and we lose our peace. Sometimes he throws the fiery dart of doubt. Is the Word of God true? Is Jesus really what He claims to be? Am I really a Christian? Sometimes he puts certain words into our minds, and these words start little fires. Words of slander or criticism, bitterness or malice. Sometimes evil words that we would not say with our lips. Sometimes he throws the fiery dart of confusion, and we don’t know where to go and what to do and we’re wondering what do we do next?
Now how do you take care of these fiery darts? With the shield of faith. Faith in what? Faith in God. Faith in God’s Word. God said to Abraham, “I am your shield.” Now God can protect us if we will trust Him. You will notice that the shield of faith covers all of the armor. It makes sure all of the armor is protected. It covers all of the person. And by the way, the Roman soldiers had their shields so fixed that they could lock them together like one long wall. The shield of faith ought to bind us together to other Christians who are also fighting the battle. All of the fiery darts of the wicked one can be quenched by the shield of faith. Today by faith pick up the shield of faith and trust God to give you the victory all day long.