Saturday, March 10, 2018

The Armor

The Christian is engaged in a warfare. There is a fight before him, hence armor is urgently needed. It is impossible for us to stand against the wiles of the devil unless we avail ourselves of the provisions which God has made for enabling us to stand. Observe it is called "the armor of God." Just as the strength we need, comes not from ourselves, but must be supplied by the Lord; so our means of defense lie not in our own powers and faculties, but only as they are quickened by God. It is called the "armor of God" because He both provides and bestows it, for we have none of our own; and yet, while this armor is of God's providing and bestowing, we have to "put it on"! God does not fit it on us; He places it before us; and it is our responsibility, duty, task, to put on the whole armor of God.


[A. W. Pink]




Ephesians 6:11 ...  Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.