Putting on the Whole Armour of God – Eph. 6:10-18


No doubt, we are in the evil days and as Christians we need to be able to withstand the storm and the lures of following the crowd and above all to stand till the end. How do we go about this? Eph 6:13-18 summarises what we need to have as soldiers of the cross

1. Truth on the Loins (lower part of the body below the waist): Let truth be your watch word. Be sincere in your dealings, you should stand for integrity. When you are not guided by truth, your lower body can easily be attacked in different ways and that is why the sins of immorality is rampant today

2. Breastplate (like a bullet proof vest) of righteousness: The breast plate is likened unto a bullet proof of today which serves the purpose of protecting the heart and other internal organs of the body around the chest and waist area. The righteousness of the breast plate is not self-righteousness but the righteousness obtained through the sanctification of the blood of Jesus and daily walking in the spirit. When we are protected by this breast plate of righteousness, our hearts are guarded against sin.

3. Feet shod with preparation for the gospel of peace: i.e. peaceful evangelism. As you go about, share the word with people not only through you words but through your action, let others see Christ in you more by your actions than by what you say. Spread the gospel of Christ by showing love for others. It is easier to share the gospel of Christ with someone when he or she is convinced that you care.

4. Shield of Faith: This is another shield which we have to hold on to. It is comparable to the shield the warrior holds to dodge any arrow or spears being shot in his direction. Every attack (fiery darts) of the enemy is compared to arrows or spears being shot at a warrior. We need faith as a shield to overcome all these attack.

5. Helmet of salvation: The head is one of the most important parts of the body and that is why the helmet of salvation is very important. You need to be saved. Have you given your life to Christ? Everybody knows Jesus but does Jesus know you as His child who has surrendered all to him? How can you be saved?

Acknowledge that you are a sinner needing forgiveness
Confess your sin to God in prayer (praying in Jesus name)
Repent and ask God for forgiveness
Pray that the Holy Spirit will come into your life and help you to live holy by admonishing you and teaching you to differentiate between what is right or wrong.

6. Sword of the Spirit(Word of God): This is actually the only weapon that we have for attacking the enemy. The others listed so far are for defence. There is power in the spoken word and that is why traditional religion makes use of incantations. Every word that we need to fight the enemy is already written in the Bible. We need to make these words a part of our life so that at any point in time we are ready with the sword of the spirit. The word of God is also the manual that teaches you how to put into use all the armour. It is also the food for your soul.

Lastly, watch and pray; as soldiers of the cross you have to be at alert, watch and pray always. The enemy is waiting for your unguarded hour to strike. Be of good courage, Jesus has overcome the World (John16:33). Light will always overcome darkness (John1:5)

Beautiful message. Thanks OP.

Thank you very much, am sure of one thing and that is the goodness of GOD would never ever be trampled under foot by the wicked one and the various mechanisms he has put in place in the disguised likes of atheism, doubters and believers of fleshly puffed teachings, which we know have their origin from the pit of hell. There is this particular attribute of satan that baffles me so much,that is his confused manner of strategy, for instance he has made so many people believed in demonic gods and still wants to use some of his prisoners call atheist to teach other wise, but glory be the almighty GOD who is so faithful to always allow him expose himself.