Reference: Ephesians 6:13-18
In the light of the teaching in today'schurches, what bearing would you say that the above verses of scripture play inthe life of the average confessing Christian? The above scriptures very plainlytells us that we are to put on the whole armour of God so that we will be ableto withstand in the evil day. According to the common teaching in today'schurches, which say that you are a saved born again child of God the moment youconfess and believe on Christ, you have done all that the above scripturestells you to do in just a moment of time. Now friend, do you actually thinkthat you have put on the entire armour of God based on the fact that you claimto have accepted Christ as your own personal Saviour and Lord? Would youbelieve it if I told you that a saved born again child of God is a person thathas put on the whole armour of God and not just a person that claims to haveaccepted Christ as their personal Saviour? Have you really taken intoconsideration of how you can put on the whole armour of God as stated in theverses of scripture at the beginning of this article? Can you truthfully saythat you have put on the whole armour of God? Paul calls the Christian'sposition where he stands being strong enough to withstand the evil days asbeing the Christian's armour. The word armour is used to denote that theChristian has something on that will protect them just like a shield willprotect a fighter from being harmed in battle.
In the days of old when men woremetal suits of armour, they would protect them from the weapons of the enemy. Aman was much harder to kill when he had on his suit of armour. Paul knew thatSatan would fight against the person that wanted to serve God. This is why hetells us to put on the whole armour of God so that we can withstand the wilesof the wicked. If you fail to put on the Christian armour then you will be likea soldier that went to war without his weapons of defence. How long do youthink a soldier will last on the front lines without his proper equipment ofwar? People who fail to put on the christian armour are exactly like thesoldier that failed to take his weapons to the battlefield. Your failing to puton the whole armour of God will leave you helpless and hopeless to fightagainst the wiles of the wicked. This is why so many fail to get anywhere withGod in their spiritual life. Satan uses them for his punching bag. He has afield day with ninety some percent of today's confessing christians. There arethousands of churches in the world today that claim to be the place where thearmour of God is to be put on, but to check the recruits of the averagedenominational church, you will find that they are not strong enough toovercome the fiery darts of the wicked. As long as things go smooth and easythey are alright, but as soon as things go contrary to how they want it, theybegin to reveal their true color of yellow. When they are faced with oppositionsuch as how they react when they are being persecuted for their stand for whatthe gospel says, they will not be able to overcome the wicked if they have noshield to quench their firey darts. We are told that we fight not against fleshand blood but rather against principalities, and powers, and rulers of darknessof this world, and against spiritual wickedness in high places. There are manypeople in the world today who are trying to fight against Communism thinkingthis is fighting against the wiles of Satan. The Communist are flesh and bloodof which the true child of God does not fight against thinking this is hisopposing battle with Satan. The battlefield with Satan, my friend, is in yourown mind. Satan is forever fighting the true child of God by his trying todiscourage them and trying to cause them to not take a stand for what thegospel reveals etc. The christian's battle is not with people but rather thespiritual wicked in high places. Do you actually think that the communist orthe atheist is the christian's fighting enemy of the soul? The Bible says thatSatan constantly seeks for someone to devour. Most people are totally ignorantof the tactics of Satan and how he can easily devour them. My friend, Satancomes as an angel of light and not with a pitchfork and two horns on his head.Satan's power lies in the realm of deceiving the people causing them to belost. Satan is very wise in his ways of deceiving you. The word of God tells usin Proverbs 14:15 that "The simplebelieveth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going." A person that will believe anything and everything is whatthe Bible calls a simple person. These type of people are easy prey to Satanand he will gobble them up like a cat lapping milk. Most people will believewhat any preacher tells them without them knowing for sure that what he says istruth. Satan knows that most people are gullible enough to swallow anything.The Bible says that a prudent man looks well to his going. This simply meansthat they are smart enough to realize that not all who say Lord, Lord, aregoing to be in God's kingdom. If you think that every person that tucks a Bibleunder their arm is a minister of God, then friend, you have already beendeceived by Satan. If you are not concerned as to what you believe, not knowingfor sure that it is truth, then the odds are against you of having truth. Idoubt that five percent of people today truly know if what they are believingis truth or not. The greatest device that Satan has today to cause people to bedeceived is his ability to get people uninterested in the word of God that thegospel reveals. He is devouring countless thousands by his evil inventions thatthis world is so full of. Television will be the cause of millions to be lost.The things of this world is nothing more than something to keep you away fromthe word of God that the gospel contains. Television fills the mind withthings, keeping the mind in its carnal state. The word of God reveals thatChrist is the only thing that will fill the longing soul of man giving himperfect peace. Satan has a concern for humanity also. He feels sorry formankind so he is forevermore inventing things and ways that will fill the mindkeeping man from being bored to death. Satan knows that Christ is the onlyperfect way of having peace, so he causes man to indulge in all manner ofworldly pleasures giving him a false concept of what peace is. What man failsto realize, is the fact that worldly pleasures will not give man peace andhappiness. The most pitiful sight is to see the sick condition of the churchthat tries to give man peace. Many people realize the true condition of thechurch and so they turn to drugs, liquor, wild women, and song etc.,trying tofind a life of contentment. Most peoplefail to see how abstaining from the pleasures of sin can make a better andhappier life. Satan is the cause of your thinking this.....