FTW: Suit Up! (Put On the Full Armor of God)

For the Win 2

Suit Up!

(Put on  the Full Armor of God)
By Jeremy Sanchez

In the last blog entry, we discussed the importance of knowing one's enemy. Superheroes such as Iron Man and Batman usually check out the opposing side first before they involve themselves into battles. Same goes for us Soldiers in the Army. We can't just rush at the enemy without knowing their strengths and weaknesses.

So, we now know that our enemy is Satan and his minions.

What's next?

It is never enough to just know about the enemy and do nothing.

It's time to suit up.

Put on the full armor of God.

Therefore 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.

Ephesians 6:13-15

Satan, the enemy, the father of lies, constantly attacks us every day. In order to stand his evil schemes, we must put on the armor of God. If we do, the path to victory is clear.

Put on every piece. Not just a part. EVERY PIECE.

We must put it on ourselves. Don't wait for someone else to do it for you.

In order to tighten our armor, it's vital that we have the belt at all times.

In the armor of God, the belt of Truth represents the Bible, which possesses the necessary truths we need.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness

2 Timothy 3:16

How are you studying your Bible?

Do you consider mere browsing as studying already?

It is better to equip ourselves with the truth so that we are protected from the enemy's barrage of lies. 

There's a big difference in waking up and praying and waking up to pray.

There's also a big difference in waking up and reading God's Word to waking up to read God's Word.

Make some effort, soldier! You can't defend yourself if you continuously consider stocking up in the Word as a ritual you have to fulfill. Think high of it. It's just not your typical reading. It's equipping, defending yourself against any attack of lies.

But whose delight is in the laws of the Lord

and who meditates on His law day and night

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

which yields its fruits in season

and whose leaf does not wither-

whatever they do prospers

Psalm 1:2-3

Surround yourself with the the Word of God every morning. Put on the belt of truth!

God made him who had no sin to be sin^[a] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

When we were in the world, God's righteousness was not with us. We loved the ways of the world: partying, swearing, drinking and all that. But when we were in Christ, things began to change. No longer were we part of the world; we were destined to part from its ways. God's righteousness settled upon us.

As mentioned in Isaiah 64:6, our good deeds when we were in the world were nothing but filthy rugs. But the good deeds we do out of love for Christ are viewed as efforts out of devotion and servitude to the King.

Are we living righteous lives? When faced with compromise, do we ask ourselves: 'What would Jesus do?'

or are we living lives dedicated to sin?

Put on the body armor of righteousness every day!

and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

Ephesians 6:15

There is peace with the Good News of Salvation. Of course, it's one of the greatest piece of news this whole world has received.

In order to fight off the temptation of the devil, remind yourself of the Cross: the sacrifice that was done due to the unconditional love of a Father whom we have wronged so many times yet chose to save us from damnation.

In that way, we will be reminded of the cause...of the enemy.

Put on the shoes of the Gospel! Fight the lie with the peace of the truth. 

Never forget to don on the full armor of Christ. As you run into battle, you are assured that you are well protected from the enemy.

It's time to suit up!

Written by: Ashley Bernadette Petallano (c) 2013