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64 In this episode, I continue to teach on God's armor, and we finally get to discuss an item of the armor.

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We dig into the belt of truth today and how you need to put this on and continue to fight. It is a daily battle to keep your belt on throughout your day.

Scriptures I use (to go with Ephesians 6:10-18) are John 14:6

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

John 8:32
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

As you will learn, all items are essential to wear or weld, but if you lose the truth, you have already lost the battle.

63 In this episode, I apologize for taking so long to get to put on the whole armor of God.

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God wanted me to slow down helps to bring a different look at the armor of God.

Ephesians 6:14-18
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

King David, Gideon, and Joshua at Jericho all faced their enemies and God gave them all the victory. You and I need to trust in God daily but we need to do it with our armor on.

62 In this episode, I remind everyone about one of the anchor scriptures for our podcast in

Mark 5:36
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only believe."

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Notice Jesus didn't let any time go for the words to "sink in" to the father of the little girl. You must be prepared to stand and let the word of God work. Your job, no fear, only believe. (sounds like the beginning of a terrific podcast :-)

The story in the Old Testament God reminded me of in the Old Testament is found in 2 Chronicles 20:15-17

And he said, "Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.

Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel.

You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you."

God told King Jehoshaphat He would do all of the work. Their job was not to fear or be dismayed, only believe and put their belief into action.

Notice what happened next, Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all of Judah and Jerusalem did the same, and they worshipped the Lord (2 Chronicles 20:18)

2 Chronicles 20:20-25
So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper."

And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying:

"Praise the Lord, For His mercy endures forever."

Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. 23

For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

So when Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude; and there were their dead bodies, fallen on the earth. No one had escaped.

God took care of the enemy, and all that was left was to bring in the "spoil." and one final observation, there was so much spoil that it took them all three days to gather it all in.

The lesson today is to stand. Stand therefore.

61 In this episode, I continue to teach on preparing yourself to put on the whole armor.

God has made it abundantly clear to me (and hopefully to you) before the armor goes on. You and I must be ready for the battle.

The battle is in the spiritual realm and, more specifically, in your soul. The battle is won in the Spirit and by the power of God's Spirit.

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In the spirit realm, men are described or symbolized as trees.

Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.

He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season,
whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.

60 In this episode, I give another testimony about how God corrected me one day while driving to work to show how God speaks and to each of us and teaches us a lesson.

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I use Ephesians 6:12,13 to show different levels of order in the spiritual realm, but I concentrate today on we do not war against flesh and blood.

Our battle is with satan and his horde of demons, not God's children. The story I tell you today pulls the curtain back on a day when God "corrected" me on calling His children "idiots."

In every believer's head, you have the opportunity to "hear" the voice of God, the voice of satan, and your voice.

God wants you to know your battle or problem is not coming from God's children, and everyone listening is a child of God.

Our battle is against demons and things we can not see.

We have three enemies we battle in this life: the flesh, the world, and the punk.

Your flesh or carnal mind: Romans 8:7,8 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh can not please God.

The world: James 4:4 ...know you that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

1 John 2:15-17

Do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not from the Father but is of the world.

And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

The punk- John 10:10

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.

59 In this episode, I continue to prepare you to put on the Armor of God, and we continue our discussion on the "wiles" of the devil.

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I highlight the way satan questions the word of God whenever he talks.

I read the scriptures where satan is speaking to help you see a pattern in the way he comes against God's word.

58 In this episode, I move on to the next verse, Ephesians 6:11, and while teaching on this verse, I introduce to you the following verses.

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Genesis 3:1-5
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?"

And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God his said, 'You shall not eat it nor shall you touch it, lest you die.'"

Then the serpent said to the woman, "You shall not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

John 8:32
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

Matthew 4:1
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

And when He fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.

Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"

Romans 8:1
There is therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

satan is very good at what he does, and if you and I are going to defeat him, we must use the word of God and fight in the correct "realm."

57 In this episode, I start by reading scriptures about what God's word says about being humble.

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James 4:6
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

2 Chronicles 7:14
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Luke 14:11
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Matthew 5:5
 Blessed are the meek, they shall inherit the earth.

James 4:10
 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Proverbs 29:23
 A man's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor.

1 Peter 5:5-7
 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Therefore humble yourself under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

I also talk about the fruits of the Spirit and the works of the flesh found in Galatians 5:19-23

Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outburst of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just like I told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such there is no law.

56 In this episode, I finish talking about Gideon and use the example in Judges 7:16-22 to make a case for humbling yourself

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Judges 7:16-22
Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet into every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers.

And he said to them, "Look at me and do likewise; watch, and when I come to the edge of the camp you shall do as I do:

When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then you also blow the trumpets on every side of the whole camp, and say, "The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!"

So Gideon and one hundred men who were with him came to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just as they had posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.

Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers. They held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing, and they cried,  "The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!"

And every man stood in his place all around the camp; and the whole army ran and cried out and fled.

When the three hundred blew the trumpets, the Lord set every man's sword against his companion throughout the whole camp;

Matthew 3:11
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry, He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

With the picture of Gideon and the broken pitchers in your mind, think about how God can use you and flow through you if your "vessel" is broken.

satan is not afraid of you or me, but he is deathly afraid of the fire of God. (The Holy Spirit)

55 In this episode, I will continue to talk about surrendering, and I give my testimony about a prayer God used to "break me."

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Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

Revelation 12:11
And they overcome him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

I use Gideon's story in Judges 7:16-22, where Gideon and his 300 hundred me defeat the Midianites with a clay pitcher, a torch, and a trumpet.

The fire represents the Holy Spirit, and when your vessel is broken, the Spirit inside of you can defeat what is coming against you.