Joyfully and Boldly Put on Your Armor

            Have you had your Joy Juice today?  There are no boundaries on how much joy can be yours! 

            It’s a good thing to set boundaries most of the time.  We need them to protect us, to keep us accountable and to help us make wise choices.  But God has set no limits on the amount of love and joy He has stored up with YOUR name on it! 

            On the other-hand, our enemy, Satan, tries every trick in the book to entice us to go beyond the boundaries that God has established in His Word. God sets specific boundaries for our good….to keep us from harm. Satan wants us to ignore those boundaries and selfishly set our own rules. When we do that, rather than worshipping God….we are worshiping ourselves. That sounds brash, doesn’t it?  But when we substitute our will for God’s will, we are putting ourselves ahead of Him …and saying “no” to a deeper relationship with Him. And that’s exactly what the enemy wants! 

                We are warned by Charles Stanley in his book When the Enemy Strikes that we should never forget the devil’s purposes. They are:

·         To draw us away from God.

·         To thwart God’s purpose for our life

·         To deny the glory of God in our life.

·         To destroy us in any way he can, including physical health. 

As Ephesians 6:11 says: Let’s joyfully “Put on the full armor of God, so that you (we) will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.”