Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV)
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
If you do not know Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord you are already defeated and will never taste victory in your life. And your eternal destination will be Hell. Read on for the solution.
THEN WE ARE TOLD HOW TO FIGHT THIS BATTLE IN
EPHESIANS 6: 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Then we are told the weapons of this warfare in Ephesians 6:14-18 (NKJV)
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
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, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
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, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--
Let us take the weapons of spiritual warfare one at a time. First in verse 14 we need to have the truth of God's word around us every where we go and we are tell the truth at all times. Lies open the door for Satan to work and right away we are defeated. No one else may know you are not honest in your speech, but God, Satan and you know you are not being honest and so right away you are defeated. Satan can not stand against the truth, always remember that. So when you always tell the truth you are victorious. The next weapon is righteousness. Be made righteous in God's eyes by accepting Jesus as your Savior and Lord. You have no power against Satan if you are not saved or born again. You can not do what is right in God's eyes until your sins are covered by the blood of Jesus. Then we must always do the right thing every time we face any circumstance in our lives. There are two ways to handle any situation and that is either Satan's way or God's way. To do things right or do them wrong. We will always have that choice. Then the next weapon is to have the gospel with us wherever we go. The picture of the gospel on our feet is a picture that tells us to walk or (live our lives) in the power of God's word of good news every day. If we make every decision as the word of God tells us to we will be victorious every time. The next weapon is the shield of faith. The picture is to always live our lives based on our belief of the truth of God's word and we will be protected from whatever comes our way. We believe that when we do what God says we will win every battle. We are totally convinced of that fact because that is what God's word assures us of. We trust as we live in God's word He will protect in every circumstance we face. Then we have the helmet of salvation. Do you know for sure that you are saved or do you have doubts? If you are not 100% sure of this, ask Jesus to forgive your sins against God and ask Him to save you right now and then invite Jesus into your live so you can live in victory over Satan ,sin and your fleshly desires. Then we look at the next weapon which is sword of the Spirit which is the word of God. You must read God's word daily to know how to overcome evil in your life, to resist the devil and be victorious in each battle you face in this life every day. There is power in God's word. The devil will try to get you not to read the word of God because he knows that if you do he will be defeated by you. Claim God's word and live your life based on it. Notice this is the offensive weapon with which we wound and kill the devil. When we stand in God's word no matter what, the devil has no chance against us. It's when we depart from God's word that we begin to suffer defeat at the hands of the devil and he will begin to control every area of your life until we stop him with God's word. We believe God's word over every other solution that might be available. No matter what some one else says that goes against God's word we reject it because it will lead to defeat. Then to close out we have the weapon of prayer. Talking with God and asking Him to lead, guide, and direct us each day and ask Him to help us make choices based on His word and not on anything else or anyone else's advice. We will always go to God's word for our advise on how to live and face each problem in life.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
If we live our lives this way we can be sure of victory and if we don't there will be the agony and pain of defeat in our lives. The choice is ours! Will you be victorious or will you live in defeat. Make your choice today. It seems that choosing to live according to God's word no matter what would be the right choice. Try it and then you will prove God's word is right in your own life.
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