![]() “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God…” (Ephesians 6:17) The Sword of the Spirit. ![]() It will be as Paul said, “Sin shall not have dominion over you.” The Sword of the Spirit When it becomes a revelation in your spirit, sin will cease to be a problem for you. ![]() There is not a Christian who doesn’t know about sin, but how many know that they are the righteousness of God? Renew your mind to the fact that you are the righteousness of God in Christ. If you don’t feel righteous, it is because you don’t have on your breastplate. “Yes, but I don’t feel righteous, so I must not be.” You may not feel like getting dressed in the morning before you go to work, but believe me, it is the thing to do! God has told us to put on all of His clothes. You left off the breastplate of righteousness. You do not have on the whole armor of God. “Yes, but you see, I am so unworthy.” Now you have told on yourself. Someone may say, “Yes, but I just can’t do it.” I beg your pardon! The Word says you can. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” (Ephesians 6:12-16)ĭid you ever notice it says, “ All the fiery darts of the wicked?” Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Then they tell Me how unworthy they are because they don’t have anything to wear.” That must grieve the heart of God after all He has done to clothe us with righteousness. I gave them My clothes to wear, but they are laying over in the corner. He suffered and died to make them righteous. He probably says, “Can you believe what they are saying! I sent My Son. I can just imagine how God feels about such statements. Our problem has been that when we get ready to pray, we take off our breastplate of righteousness and throw it in the corner, saying, “Lord, I am so unworthy. Would you know the armor of God if you saw it? It is God’s clothes and He is clothed in righteousness. Put on the whole armor or, as the Greek says, the complete armor of God. We must simply be obedient and be clothed in His might. It is not something we have to work up to. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Notice Paul did not say, “Be strong in your own might,” but “in the Lord.” It is His might. In verses 10-11 he says, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. In Ephesians 6:10-18, Paul is talking about prayer armor.
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