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Saturday,
February 20, 2010
Who’s Armour?
Who’s armour; God’s or man’s? Many are
walking around with man’s armour on, wrestling with flesh and blood instead
of remaining seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. They are unable to
get the victory in Christ because they are walking around with man’s heavy
laden armour on, those traditions and doctrines of man that weigh one down,
unable to be agile and ready to put the Word of God on the scene and defeat
the enemy. The only thing they are able to do is hide behind man’s armour
just hoping that the fiery darts of the devil won’t get through. They
follow these traditions and doctrines that place them in direct
contradiction to the Word and unable to stand against the wiles of the
devil. And so they are overtaken and everything they trusted in is spoiled.
Luke 11:21-22 When a strong man armed
keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: (22) But when a stronger than
he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour
wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. (KJV)
The armour of God is tried and true. It
is proven. Without Christ you are unable to stand against the wiles of the
devil. It is only in Christ that we can stand firm and have access to the
living waters that will extinguish the fiery darts of the enemy and give us
the victory. David, when confronting the enemy took with him the armour of
God which he knew and had proved, and left behind the heavy armour that man
trusted in, and was victorious over the enemy. In a way that the yoke was
easy and the burden was light; in the most simple way possible; by faith,
trust in the Lord which he knew to be tried and true.
1 Samuel 17:34-39 And David said unto
Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a
bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: (35) And I went out after him, and
smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me,
I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. (36) Thy servant
slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be
as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. (37)
David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of
the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the
hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with
thee. (38) And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of
brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. (39) And David
girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not
proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have
not proved them. And David put them off him. (KJV)
David trusted the Lord and took Him as
his armour up against the enemy instead of that which he had not proven. We
too are encouraged to trust in the Lord and to put on and take the whole
armour of God, that which is proven, in which we are complete and able to
stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren,
be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. (11) Put on the
whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil. (12) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness
of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (13) Wherefore
take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in
the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (14) Stand therefore,
having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of
righteousness; (15) And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel
of peace; (16) Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be
able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (17) And take the helmet
of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (18)
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; (KJV)
Are you standing in the tried and true
armour of God which is proven? If not, then who’s armour? If it is not the
Lord’s then the only other one is the heavy laden of man which is weighed
down with traditions and doctrines.
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