Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Ephesians 6:16

The shield of faith, along with the other pieces of the armor of God, is vital to our spiritual longevity. This defensive weapon not only shields us from the enemies attack, but it is a weapon of versatility and power.

When our flesh or a voice of oppression says, "this is too hard for God." Faith says, "Nothing is too hard for the Lord." When the enemy says, "Your family member will never serve God," faith says, "It's not God's will that any should perish, but that all should comes to repentance."

Hebrews 11 records men and women who possessed exemplary faith in God. Keep in mind that what the Lord did in the past, He will do again because He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8)!

By faith according to Hebrews 11:

We understand the creation

Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice

Enoch was translated

Noah prepared an ark

Abraham went out into an inheritance

Sara received strength to conceive

Abraham offered up Isaac

Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau

Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph

Moses was hid of his parents from Pharaoh

Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh

Moses kept the Passover

The Israelites passed through the Red Sea

The walls of Jericho fell down

The harlot Rahab perished not

They subdued kingdoms

Wrought righteousness

Obtained promises

Stopped the mouths of lions

Quenched the violence of fire

Escaped the edge of the sword

Out of weakness were made strong

Waxed valiant in fight

Turned to flight the armies of the aliens

Received their dead raised to life again

Faith conquers the world.

If you are in a battle today, be encouraged! You do not have to walk on the battlefield alone and unprepared. Instead, you have a God who will fight with you and fight for you and He has given us the tools to be victorious.

We are spiritual warriors today, but we do not fight in our flesh, we fight in the spirit. So, lets put on the whole armor of God today and engage in a spiritual battle for our own soul, and for our family, city, and loved ones.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12

This devotion was written by Angela Overton for "More To Life Today."