wearing an armor

everyday we are in a battle. right? maybe we would emerge as a victor or sometimes a victim depending on our fight...

isn't it helpful to wear some kind of an armor? let me share to you all the things that i've read from Ephesians 6:10-13 ... it actually talks about the full armor of God...

it consists of...

the shield of faith
helmet of salvation
breastplate of righteousness
belt of truth
battle shoes
sword of the spirit

this armor is incredibly the strongest of all. i've started to "ask" them from God... and now i'm into testings. honestly, when you wear the armor you are somewhat like placed inside the den of lions... it's up to you on how you overcome the temptation, the battle or perhaps the invitations of sin.

let me share to you ny realizations about each piece of the armor.
i've read that verse in ehisisans and i keep on coming back to it until somehow i was enlightened. i hope that this would somehow influence someone to draw nearer to God as what i'm trying to do with my life. to bring as much people closer to God by living the examples of Jesus...

anyways, the shield of faith is the very armor that we have. it quenches the firey darts of the enemy. it is the very foundation of the armor. FAITH. a five-letter word that seems to capture the essence of life. faith is the very ingredient of our existence. try living in doubt and see how miserable life would be. faith becomes our very foundation. this helps us become firm in God and it would aid us in truly believing in his word.

the helmet of salvation is putting on the right mindset which is the mindset of Christ. if we emulate Jesus, we would surely be spared from temptation's lies. like Jesus we should learn to quote the scripture as we encounter testings...

breastplate of righteousness is the our strongest anchor to goodness. in proverbs, king solomon repeatedly compared the wicked from the righteous and in this respect, we as the Children of God should act as prescribed in the law. let us not allow goodness to leave our very souls...

the belt of truth is our "liberator". notice that when you wear your belts, you don't worry that your skirt or maybe pants would fall becausde thay are all secured in place. analogous to that, our faith and goodness is secured in place when we knoe the truth. remember that the truth will set us all free.

the battleshoes empowers us to be swif, prompt and ready to be obedient in the Lord. compare the two situations:
a warrior went to battle without shoes, his enemy was there fully geared wearing the best battleshoes in town. who do you think would win? obviously the warrior with the shoes would last longer in battle. similarly, we as the warriors of the Lord should be obedient in following the LAW OF LOVE stated by Jesus in the book of Matthew.

the sword of the spirit is the word of God. we knowe that evil offers every lie to entice us. however, if we have a great knowledge of God's truth, then surely we will win the battle.

these are actually very ideal, yet they are really hard to acquire. with our human nature of pride, insecurity and sinfulness, surely it would be hard. BUT, remember Jesus said, "nothing is impossible for a man who bleieves" and i hold on to these words. surely little by little, we would be in full acquaintance and mastery with these pieces in the armor, for as long as we ask for enlightenment and guidance from God...

ad majorem dei gloriam

michael casas =D