Are You Prepared for Battle?

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    It is my prayer that the past few weeks of looking into The Lord's Prayer have been used by God to bring hope, encouragement and blessing to  you as you grow in your Christian walk.  As we learn to walk in daily communion with the Father, we learn more about Him, His character, and our role in His kingdom.  What we find out quickly is that there is a great war currently taking place between Satan and his forces of darkness and the King of Kings.  Struggles, trials, illness, and conflict are daily reminders of this. We can enter the battle with confidence that we are on the side of victory.  
    
I John 4:4  You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

The victory is already won, but the battles still have to be fought.  This fallen world and sinful humanity is still warring against the Creator.  In order to receive all the fullness of His blessings, we must daily take up our cross, purposefully put on our armor and enter the fray.  To be an eye-witness to the victory, and achieve the life changing transformations He has planned for us, we must first walk through the battle.  

Ephesians 6: 10-18 gives us practical instruction to equip us to be warriors in the army of God and ready to stand firm in the face the attacks from the evil one.  Let's look into these pieces of armor more closely in the weeks ahead.  

The purpose of the armor is given to us.  Ephesians 6:13  tells us that we need this armor to be able to "stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand."  This armor equips us to stand victorious after the battle is over, to stand blameless before the Throne, and prevents us from stumbling (and falling flat on our faces!).  

So, gather your armor. Stand tall. Stand firm in the promises of Scripture. Watch the victory unfold. Be prepared to receive the blessings of a life transformed into likeness of Christ! 

 

💓Heather Sparks💓

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