Re:Verse passage – Ephesians 6:17-20 (day seven)
Put on the full armor of God. Ephesians 6:11
In football, we had lots of different types of protective equipment that we had to wear. In a general week of practice, there were varying levels of required padding depending on the physicality of that day, but at least once a week, we were in “Full Pads.” That meant we wore every piece of equipment that we would in a game. We did that so we knew how it would feel when we got there. If you waited until game day to put on the pads, you wouldn’t be ready to handle the hits that were headed your way. You wouldn’t know how to use your equipment. You would fail.
Many Christians wait until they are in the middle of the “game” to try to put on their armor. They have already been hit a couple times and decide they need to do something to get back in it, so they throw up a few “Hail Mary’s” and expect it all to work out. It usually fails.
So how do we put on the full Armor of God now to get us ready for the battle in the future?
With all prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit. Ephesians 6:18
Sooo good. Yes, put on the armor everyday! This is awesome, Rick!