Ephesians 6:10-18 “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the
strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be
able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle
is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of
wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full
armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and
having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having
girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of
righteousness, and having shod your
feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all,
taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish
all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet
of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With
all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and
with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition
for all the saints,” (NASB)
Hello, (***Note, the following is a little deeper and more
interconnected than I normally do on a Tuesday Devo!)
There seems to be a pattern these days. We like to be agile
and known as people who can adapt and flex to any situation. While that is
great at the office and with crazy personal schedules, it isn’t a great fit
with the beliefs of Christianity. We are to root ourselves in the truth of His
word. Satan likes to change our focus when he can. Instead of focusing on the
truth he gets us to look at the people around us (flesh and blood) – and as those
people shift and move we can tend to shift and move with them. Pretty soon, we
are no longer basing our beliefs in the unchanging foundation of God and His
word, but rather on feelings related to falible humans. We do this tyring to be
nice to people. A cause that feels noble, but if the root is niceness instead
of hoilness we lose touch with what our foundation should be. We constantly
battle trying to balance what Scripture says to our “new people and socially
friendly” beleifs…that is tough to do…so we like to duck and hide anything
close to controversial. The problem with that approach is that it is through
some of the more challenging conversations that God’s truth shines through –
causing us to miss the opportunity to share truth with many. A truth that at
first some people see a portion of and see unfair – but as they engage in
conversation provide the opportunity to see the entire picture and see that it
is a truth based in love – the love of God.
Have a blessed day – and stay strong in your foundation of
God’s truth.
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