The Armor of God

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. ¹³Therefore 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.

 ¹⁸ And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Stay awake and be ready! For we do not know when the lord comes. We Also do not know when the devil will come and try to snatch you from God. But then we hear Paul talk to us and telling us to always where that armor that God as set forth for us. It's our choice to wear it; it's our choice to reject us. 

The belt of truth around our waist, Righteousness as the breastplate, Readiness of the Gospel of Peace fitted on our feet, and the shield of Faith, The helmet of salvation, and the sword of the HOLY SPIRIT; The word of God. This All comes to make our full suit of armor that we need to stand firm on our feet and be loyal to God.

The evil one will try all in his power to have people worship him, for he was an archangel but in his heart was not happy and turned evil.

For what Paul is telling us now, is that the battles of flesh and bone are nothing compared to what the evil one will bring. This will be the ultimate test of strength and loyalty. 

 God help me to put on the FULL armor of your Loyalty! Please help me through temptation, and the time of the evil one. Help me to stand strong with you and for you. And Mary intercede for us; Help us freely to put on the FULL armor of God. 

AMEN