Scripture: Ephesians 6 v 16.
This verse starts with "Above all..." take the
shield of faith. Faith is our confidence in God's ability to do what we cannot
do without Him. He could sovereignly do everything without asking us but He
gave us a free will, the power of choice, and so if we need His help we must
ask for it. This eliminates the self-made man; the control freak; the alpha
males and females; the self-motivated and the manipulative persons as we have
to be humble to depend on outside help. This is why the Lord has to let us fall
into calamities to get our attention. Pride goes out of the window and faith
takes its place.
This 4th important part of the armour covers our entire
body and is held in front of us. It enables us to ward off the fiery darts of
Satan. These darts include illness, demonic attack, burglary, murder, poverty,
loss, shock etc. And no matter how many darts he throws at you, you are able by
faith to withstand them.
This is our faith that nothing is impossible with our
God. He is able. He is. We are of the Household of Faith and have no fear or
doubt about anything. Stand firm and resist evil by faith. Faith frightens
satan. Let's scare him to death! When we are toe to toe with the enemy our shiny
faith shield will cause him to blink first. In the name of Jesus we have the
victory!
Prayer: Heavenly Father You gave to each one born on
Earth THE measure of faith. Enough to know and believe in You and Jesus. Please
keep our shield steady as we resist the fiery darts. In Jesus' name. Amen.