“Either you destroy the power of Satan in your life
by putting on the whole armor of God and keeping it on, or Satan will destroy
you.
Satan is not
challenging you to a mock battle; this war is a life-or-death struggle. If you
do not believe me, look what he has done to God's servants in times past.
Charging full speed ahead at many a dear saint, he has battered their armor
until the grace of God in them was almost unrecognizable. All this he does when
he catches a saint off guard.
Do you remember
what happened to Jacob when he unbuckled his girdle of truth and sincerity, and
used a trick to get his father's blessing? He got the blessing all right, but
he also was repaid in kind when Laban switched Leah for Rachel. Think how much
suffering he might have saved himself by keeping his whole armor in place!
What about David?
Oh, the battering he took by removing his breastplate of righteousness in the
matter of Uriah! He sustained a dreadful wound, being shot right through the
heart. And Jonah, when God wanted to send him to Nineveh, got caught without
his shoes on. By that I mean he lacked the preparation and readiness with which
his mind should have been shod, to have gone at the first call. Then there was
poor Hezekiah. He had his helmet of hope knocked askew and so badly dented that
he cried, "I shall not see the Lord... in the land of the living" Isaiah
38:11. Even Abraham had fits of unbelief and distrustful qualms that crept in
at some rusty spots in his graces.
This war is a spiritual holocaust. Either you
destroy the power of Satan in your life by putting on the whole armor of God
and keeping it on, or Satan will destroy you. The great saints of every century
have been tried in the fires of temptation. And to a man they have been singed
whenever Satan found the smallest chink in their graces. Do not disregard what
history has repeatedly shown to be true.
Reflection: Are you putting on Christ each day? Although He lives in our spirit, we
must by choice remember to put on His armor each day. This process reminds us
of His provision and the resources he has given us.
Conclusion: While it may seem child-like or foolish
putting on the armor of God reminds us of His provision and protection and
helps us keep in mind those areas where the enemy might find an entrance into
which he can inject his schemes and keep us from all that God has for us.
Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete
Armour Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S Bell.
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