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Stand Your Ground
Stand Your Ground
Ephesians 6:13-18
“Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.”
Ephesians 6:13-18 NLT
We will be examining these Bible verses in the next few Devotionals looking into our spiritual armor as believers.
Let’s clear a few things and remind ourselves the truth of God’s word:
Jesus already won the battle for us at Calvary, hence, we engage the enemy now knowing the battle was already won. We engage from victory.
“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
I Corinthians 15:57 NKJV
We are not in battle with any human.
“For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.”
Ephesians 6:12 NLT
So, there are 3 major enemies of every believer:
The world system
The flesh
The devil
We will dig deeper into these in the course of the month.
Today, I just wanted to open this series with your own stance in the battle.
You must “stand your ground”.
There was a popular saying that I grew up with that goes: “if you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything”
The moment you yielded your life to God and accepted Jesus into your life as your lord and personal savior you drew the battle line in the sand: Paul painted a vivid picture of it in Colossians 1:13
“who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:” Colossians 1:13 KJV
You must stand your ground in this battle - no retreat, no surrender.
You must stand your ground knowing the battle is already won
You must stand your ground knowing your commander, the God of Angels Army will not leave you.
“But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.” Jeremiah 20:11
YOU MUST STAND YOUR GROUND
Let us pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the battle is yours and you already have given us the victory in every battle of life. On the truth of your word we stand our ground that we are victorious in all these battles in Jesus' mighty name! Amen! Amen!! Amen!!!
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Stand Your Ground
Ephesians 6:13-18
“Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.”
Ephesians 6:13-18 NLT
We will be examining these Bible verses in the next few Devotionals looking into our spiritual armor as believers.
Let’s clear a few things and remind ourselves the truth of God’s word:
Jesus already won the battle for us at Calvary, hence, we engage the enemy now knowing the battle was already won. We engage from victory.
“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
I Corinthians 15:57 NKJV
We are not in battle with any human.
“For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.”
Ephesians 6:12 NLT
So, there are 3 major enemies of every believer:
The world system
The flesh
The devil
We will dig deeper into these in the course of the month.
Today, I just wanted to open this series with your own stance in the battle.
You must “stand your ground”.
There was a popular saying that I grew up with that goes: “if you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything”
The moment you yielded your life to God and accepted Jesus into your life as your lord and personal savior you drew the battle line in the sand: Paul painted a vivid picture of it in Colossians 1:13
“who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:” Colossians 1:13 KJV
You must stand your ground in this battle - no retreat, no surrender.
You must stand your ground knowing the battle is already won
You must stand your ground knowing your commander, the God of Angels Army will not leave you.
“But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.” Jeremiah 20:11
YOU MUST STAND YOUR GROUND
Let us pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the battle is yours and you already have given us the victory in every battle of life. On the truth of your word we stand our ground that we are victorious in all these battles in Jesus' mighty name! Amen! Amen!! Amen!!!