Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11
British innovators have developed a new type of body armor that’s lightweight and comfortable yet can stop a bullet traveling at the speed of sound. If the apostle Paul saw today’s military protective wear, he’d say much the same as he did in Ephesians 6:10-17 about the armor of the believer. The technology has advanced, yet the concept is still the same. We need to protect ourselves.
Ephesians warns us against the “wiles” of the devil. The Greek word Paul used there was methodeia, from which we get our English word method. Satan has his tried and true methods for damaging our lives. He plots and schemes, so we must constantly wear the body armor of the soul.
If we’re living in the armor of God, we’ll be able to stand against the wily methods of the devil. Make sure you’re protected today against all the craftiness of Satan. From head to toe be covered with the blood of Christ and clad in His armor.
Satan is indeed a formidable enemy…and therefore it is incumbent upon us to take cover in knowledge of his ways and weapons and the Gospel countermeasures God has given us to oppose and defeat him.
Philip DeCourcy
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