BLOG #90      THE ARMOR OF GOD #1      1/22/2020

 

Wars are horrible! Parents lose sons and daughters. Children lose mothers and fathers.    

  

There is another kind of war and it is spiritual in nature. We, who profess Jesus as our Savior and Lord, are the soldiers in that war. We are at war with the forces of evil. We can win spiritual battles, but we can be assured Satan will return to fight another day.

 

We must “put on the full armor of God” (Ephesians 6:11, NASB). In this verse the word “put” suggests the idea of permanence. We must wear the whole armor of God so we can resist the temptations of Satan. The Bible says Satan “… deceives the whole world” (Revelation 12:9, NASB). The Bible says Satan is “the father of lies” (John 8:44, NASB). The word “Satan” means “our adversary (opponent).” He is our enemy and the enemy of God!

 

The armor of God is a metaphor (figure of speech). The armor of God is our spiritual defense against attacks by Satan.