Thursday, September 17, 2009

God's full armor! =D

Ephesians 6:11-17
v11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
v12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. v13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
v14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
v15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
v16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
v17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

When i read verse 12, i really connected with it. When i ask myself "Why am i afraid to spread the gospel to people?" The answer is "Scared i will get rejected, scared they will say i am not being sensitive." It is true i need to be sensitive, yet being over-sensitive or afraid causes me to disobey God. Especially when Singapore is a multi-racial society. It actually provides a lot of restrictions. In this world, we are not trying to 'kill' one another. We are actually fighting against people who have the power to torture/harm us (e.g. put us to jail). This is because we are afraid of being tortured by them! At least i am... And of course, the constant spiritual warfare that is always ongoing.

So how do we stand firm, and not be 'destroyed' by our enemies. We msut have:
1) Truth
2) Righteousness
3) Gospel of peace
4) Faith
5) Salvation
6) Word of God

God bless you! =)

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