Let's imagine ourselves in this situation! Poisonous snakes have bitten everyone and while we are not dead yet, the prospects do not look good. Suddenly a voice yells out, "We must do something! We must save ourselves!" But how? Various ideas surface around the town, "If you run around in frantic activity it will work out the poison!" A few people try this and die trying. Others, by staring at their bites, go totally berserk and enter into a frenzy of panic. Some try to convince themselves that they are not bitten or that the snakes were not poisonous and form little groups to delude each other while dying. Oh and there's a person selling "snake oil". The truth is we all have been bitten, and sin is coursing through our veins. There is only one solution!

God's Armor is fashioned to fit you personally. It is made to be a perfect fit and all the weapons of the Kingdom of God are at your disposal. No one else can wear your armor. The problem is that most Christians don't realize that God is not the one to put it on for us, we must take it off the armor stand and put it on!

This is a teaching on the Armor like you have never heard before! Be strong in the POWER! In the power’ is the word, ‘kratos’ – and it means dominion, and to exert mighty power. So, what is God saying to you? I want you to intensify your power, be empowered in the Lord, and then I want you to EXERT power. I want you to exert dominion! There’s so much in this one verse, and the next word ‘the power of His might,’ the word might means ‘mighty force,’ – overcoming immediate resistance.

My testimony is not a pretty picture and sometimes, I am very hesitant to share it. Yet I know God can use what is dirty, dark, ugly, blemished and broken to bring about His glory. Imagine how much more glory He receives from a story of hope, purity, faithfulness, provision, and protection! Please don’t ever again doubt or hesitate to share what God has done in your life. People need to hear that God not only pulls us out of the pit but also chooses to protect some from ever falling in that filthy mud that the world has to offer.