Where is your ARMOUR?
The Holy Spirit speaks to me from WORDS on a page. For this post, the word was ARMOUR. And that word led me to the question, “Where is your armour?” Seeking the answer to this question led me down a path of new understanding and revelations of what is MINE in CHRIST through HIS ARMOUR.
Then, I was led to this song with the title THE ARMOUR.
THE ARMOUR – The lyrics touched my heart >> And the best way to get back on your feet is to get down on your knees!
ARMOUR IS A STRONG WORD
ARMOUR is a STRONG WORD … a VIVID picture of what a WARRIOR wears when he goes to BATTLE with other HUMANs in this world. They wear many elements of protection of the HUMAN BODY to protect their vital organs > helmet, shield, breastplate, belt, sword and shod (footgear such as shoes) as protection against physical injury. Image US wearing these elements of PROTECTION today! In the world that we live in today, these elements of protection of our HUMAN BODY may return!!!
We live in a physical world that is at BATTLE against the ENEMY > SATAN > who is the GOD of this world.
Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. We are in a battle in this world. We may not see it, we might forget it’s there. But the enemy would love nothing more than to keep us in discouragement and defeat, bringing fear and stress.
A TRUTH TO UNDERSTAND AND APPLY
In the BIBLE, ARMOUR is discussed 24 times in 11 books! WOW! The armour of God is an important truth to understand and apply. To put on the full armor of God is to apply ALL of the Gospel to all of our life. The whole armor is the expression of our full trust in God and what He has done for us through Jesus Christ. Our victory in spiritual warfare was secured at the cross of Christ and the blood that was shed there.
THE ARMOUR OF GOD
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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;
According to Websters dictionary, ARMOUR means metal coverings – HEAVY. I saw myself wearing these WEAPONS > WOW > very HEAVY in the HUMAN VIEW! I could not see myself walking around with these METAL coverings all the time. But then I saw myself wearing GOD’s vison of my ARMOUR … GOD’s PROTECTION against the ENEMY that HE CAN SEE IN ME!!!
GOD’S VISION OF MY ARMOUR
THE HELMENT OF SALVATION
EPH 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God
THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
1 COR 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
THE SHIELD OF FAITH
EPH 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked
Hebrews 11 is FULL of the ‘BY FAITH’ examples: Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses and Rehab.
THE BELT OF TRUTH
EPH 6:14 Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT
EPH 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
FEET SHOD WITH THE GOSPEL
EPH 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST
2 TIM 2:3-5 Thou, therefore, endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
Reading these scriptures changed my perception of HEAVY ARMOUR (physical and heavy) to Jesus ARMOUR (spiritual). His weapons were not the PHYSICAL shields of helment, breastplate, shield, belt and sword > THEY WERE WEAPONS OF WORDS!!! The WEAPONS he gave us on the CROSS.
SCRIPTURES OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE
In addition to ARMOUR being discussed 24 times in 11 books,
there are 31 (11 O.T. AND 20 N.T.) Spiritual Warfare Scriptures:
OLD TESTAMENT SPIRITUAL WARFARE SCRIPTURES
“Do not fear them, for the Lord your God is the one fighting for you.” Deut. 3:22
“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.” Deut. 28:7
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Is. 40:31
“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.” Is. 54:17
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Josh. 1:9
“One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, just as He promised you.” Josh. 23:10
“And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.” Rev.12:11
“Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts.” Zech. 4:6
“For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.” Ps. 18:39
“Through You, we will push back our adversaries, through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.” Ps. 44:5
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart…” Ps. 91:1-4
NEW TESTATMENT SPRITUAL WARFARE SCRIPTURES
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” 1 Cor. 10:13
“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Cor. 15:57
“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Cor. 10:3-5
“This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.” 2 Chron. 20:15
PUT ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 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.
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.
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Eph. 6:11-1
SUBMIT YOURSELVES TO GOD
“Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
“…the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.” 1 John 3:8
JESUS’ ARMOUR IS SPIRITUAL AND STRONGER THAN ANY PHYSICAL WEAPON
We are in a BATTLE against the EMEMY while we live in this physical body. But GOD has provided his SPIRITUAL WEAPONS to defeat the ENEMY. The WORLD’s WEAPONS are heavy and can FAIL. OUR SPIRITUAL WEAPONS have the POWER and STRENGTH from Jesus Christ, our LORD AND SAVIOR to provide VICTORY!
“You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4
“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.” Luke 10:19
“,,,On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matt. 16:18
“Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.” Matt. 18:18-19
BE SELF-CONTROLLED AND ALERT
“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith.” 1 Pet. 5:8-9
2“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?” Rom. 8:31
“In all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Rom. 8:37
“Do not be overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good.” Rom. 12:21
“But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.” 2 Thess. 3:3
“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” 1 Tim. 6:12
As I started with the song THE ARMOUR > And the best way to get back on your feet is to get down on your knees as my inspiration for this post …
I want to end this post with a YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT SUMS UP THE POST ON ‘WHERE IS YOUR ARMOUR?’
A SPIRTUAL WARFARE PRAYER
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I love this!!! I know this list of scriptures that are right on the topic will help Christians who feel stuck and defeated remember that there is hope!