Ephesians 6-5.17.21

Scripture

Ephesians 6:10-17

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 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. 13 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. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Observation-What does it say?

Paul is saying that we are continually in a spiritual battle and war; therefore, we must be guarded, prepared and take up our offensive weapon, “the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” (vs. 17)

Understanding-What does it mean?

A couple of years ago, I memorized this passage in Scripture. The thing that stood out to me was that the enemy doesn’t send out his B-team to attack Christ followers. It is the devil’s A-team (rulers, authorities, powers of this dark world and spiritual forces of evil.) However, these spiritual forces have no hold over Jesus Christ. In John 14:30, Jesus told His disciples that the “prince of this world has no hold over me.”  Also, God gives us the tools through HIs Spirit and His Word to counter ALL of those attacks.

Life Application

Pastor Gary has been preaching an awesome series on guarding our minds and heart and taking up our armor and weapon (God’s Word and the Holy Spirit) against the enemy’s attacks. 

All of those messages are on our DSC YouTube channel: UC-OoOPkSrGKl1M_AxaAOFjw

Watch or review one of them today, share it on your social media page or text it to a friend and let us apply those truths to our lives!

-Michelle Gaddi