Have you had your Joy Juice today? Wearing the armor of God makes you thirsty
for His joy, so drink up and know that you are protected!
Earlier we
studied in Ephesians 6 that we should put on the armor of God; so we buckled
our belt of truth, slipped into our breastplate of righteousness and tied our
shoes of peace! Now, verse 16 tells us
to “take
up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of
the evil one!”
The flaming
arrows or “fiery darts” that are mentioned here refer to the “bombardment of the mind with thoughts,
impressions, and impulses that are contrary to God’s purpose,” Charles
Stanley writes in his book When the Enemy Strikes. “These thoughts might be thoughts to do evil.
They may be angry thoughts or temptations to sin. They may even be disguised as
fear, doubt or pride.”
Unless we
learn how to intercept these flaming arrows fired by our enemy, the results can
be devastating! Like a good solider, we
need our trusty shield to protect us from these flaming arrows…and that shield
is our FAITH. When the enemy fires thoughts
into our minds, our faith quenches those thoughts.
So keep
your shield of faith handy so that you will be protected at all times; and
experience the JOY of knowing that God has you in the safety of His arms.
Using the Shield of Faith brings joy to your heart because you can
rest secure in the protection of God!
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