Ephesians 6:10-18
Verses 10 to 15 -Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
THE SHIELD OF FAITH (v.16) - In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Faith by the dictionary definition is reliance, loyalty or complete trust on God; a system of religious beliefs. Faith by biblical definition is however my favorite......Hebrews 11;1 says - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Simply put, the definition of faith is 'trusting in something you cannot explicitly prove.'
The definition of faith contains two aspects: intellectual assent and trust. Intellectual assent is believing something to be true. Trust is actually relying on the fact that something is true. A chair is often used to help illustrate this. Intellectual assent is recognizing that a chair is a chair and agreeing that it is designed to support a person who sits on it. Trust is actually sitting on the chair. Understanding these two aspects of faith is crucial......and learning about faith is extensive so i'll leave the definitions here and have a whole topic on 'Faith' at a later date.
Overall faith is simply BELIEVING what God has said by HEARING the WORD of GOD. Romans 10:17 says So Faith comes by hearing, that is hearing the Good News about Christ. Faith in God PROTECTS you when you are tempted to DOUBT. Many times this year, i experienced spiritual attacks and to be honest there were times when i felt like i was all alone and had no help. But in the midst of it all, i had a deeper TRUST that though it feels like i'm alone in the battle, God had me covered. I always DEPENDED on GOD'S PROMISES for my life and kept DECLARING them to myself THOUGH the SCRIPTURES.....I would RECITE Psalm 97 to myself over and over again till i remembered another scripture. At the time, it almost seemed like a joke and there were times when the enemy would whisper thoughts of giving up but guess what? Let all men be liars and God be true.........GOD NEVER FAILS and He has NEVER failed me. BELIEVING in HIM and HIS WORD is how i HELD UP the SHIELD OF FAITH against the enemy's fiery darts.
Start putting on your Armour of Faith today. Remain blessed.
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Faith isn't just believing, it's about confession too as you clearly said . Once you believe, you confess thus when it's manifest. Typical example of a farm,whatever you sow, you'll reap, if you decide sow nothing, you'll surely reap something! That's weeds! So by confession of our faith, we're established.
ReplyDeleteAmen.....i love your example with the sowing. Thanks very much for your contribution love.
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