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.
The evil in this world — from shoplifting to robbery, from pornography to rape, from fighting to murder, etc. cannot be solved by local or state politicians or even those in Washington, D.C. The evil/enemies that we are facing today, at the core, are not people or objects, although Satan may use people or objects to attack us. Our true enemy is sin. Sin is at the root of the evil in this world.
We can defeat Satan and his schemes but we need to put on the Full Armor of God to do so (Eph. 6:14-17).
What we are facing is a Spiritual Battle and the only to win this is through prayer and for us to put on the Full Armor of God.
IT’S TIME FOR US TO WAKE UP AND GET SERIOUS.
-Ron-