![]() ![]() God promises that as you declare and decree His Word, He will watch over His Word to perform it. To use the sword of the Spirit is to literally speak God’s Word out loud. The Word of God is the weapon we use to go on the offense against the enemy. The first five pieces of armor are for your protection, but the last piece is an offensive weapon called the sword of the Spirit. Romans 8:31 says that if God is for you, who can be against you? Even when things appear to be bad, you can trust that God can turn them around for your good. ![]() Therefore, when you put on the shoes of peace, you are walking and living in peace instead of walking and living in turmoil and chaos. “God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand” (Philippians 4:7 NLT), will be given to you so you don’t have to live in turmoil anymore. To wear the shoes of peace means that when you receive Christ as your Savior, you also receive His peace, which will guard your heart and mind. The next piece of armor is shoes, or “symbolically wearing the gospel of peace on your feet” (Ephesians 6: 15, NKJV). In fact, the word repent in the Bible means to turn around and go the opposite direction (Acts 3:19). Similarly when you choose to do the right thing, you don’t have to worry about doing the wrong thing because wrong is automatically eliminated by doing right. For example, when you are walking north, your back is turned to the south and you are literally walking away from the south. By walking in truth, you automatically leave deception behind. This represents everything being held together by the ultimate truth, which is believing in and conforming your life to God’s Word. The belt of truth means that you have chosen to align your life with the Word of God and walk in His principles. God’s Word allows you to deflect the arrows of assault, fear, and doubt that the enemy shoots at you. It means that you use the faith God has given you to live for Him and that you truly believe what His Word says. Taking up the shield of faith means that your faith is now in God and that you trust Him as you live the way He wants you to live. The Bible says in Ephesians 6:16 that this shield of faith literally quenches every fiery dart of the wicked one (his lies, temptations, and the trouble he brings into your life). The shield of faith is the part of the armor used to protect you from Satan’s attacks. In other words, you can actually exchange your sins and mistakes for God’s righteousness-which means that you are now in right standing with God! Because of your standing, or position, when thoughts and feelings of self-condemnation and self-hate come at you, you can refuse them and say, “No.’ I am a new creation!” Understanding this righteousness protects you from the destructive thought patterns that will lead you down a dead-end street-back to old habits and behaviors. 2 Corinthians 5:21 explains that Jesus, who had no sin, became sin for you so you can now receive His righteousness. The second piece of God’s armor is the breastplate of righteousness, which symbolizes the exchange that happens when you ask Jesus into your life: You give Him your sin, mistakes, and addictions, and He gives you His righteousness or right standing with God. ![]() You will begin to think of yourself as an overcomer. As you bring every thought captive to Christ, then you are able to change the way you think about your situation and about life. Then a s you renew your mind by reading God’s Word, you are placing a symbolic helmet on your head that helps you think the right thoughts and protects your mind from the onslaughts of the enemy. Accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior is the first step in winning your battle against the enemy. The first is the helmet of salvation, which represents the mind of Christ that you receive when you ask Jesus into your heart. The armor of God consists of six pieces – five for protection and one for attack. Putting on the armor of God is a metaphor the Bible uses to explain vital aspects of our relationship with God and how we are to use them to protect ourselves against attacks from the enemy. Ephesians 6:11 says to put on the whole armor of God to fight the enemy. Every day when you wake up and begin your day, you are entering a battlefield.
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