THE 15th OF DECEMBER
ONLY BY WEARING GOD’S ARMOR CAN WE WIN in SPIRITUAL WARFARE WITH THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. – Ephesians 6:11-12
The Lord has prepared the most appropriate armor to protect us so that we can fight against the “devil’s schemes.” God’s precepts are like the most perfect armor of the most armed soldier. But this armor can only protect us if we wear it. What is the “full armor of God”? It is the full resources the Lord has given to the believer, so they can successfully wage spiritual warfare. In this way they do not fight for victory – but from His victory!. Our fight is not only against the opponents we see with our physical eyes, but we have to fight against the spiritual forces that are behind what we fight in the natural.
The Bible also shows that there is a certain hierarchy in the kingdom of darkness. There are different demonic ranks that dominate territories and the people they use to manifest their power. In Daniel 10:13 and 20, we read that an angel of the Lord had to overcome the princes of Persia and Greece, who tried to stop him from bringing God’s answer to Daniel’s prayers for his nation. Demons, no matter their rank, cannot defeat God’s angels of the Lord, they can only delay them from accomplishing their assignments. Angels are “servant spirits sent to perform ministry for those who will inherit salvation,” (Hebrews 1:14) so God sends them to help us, as we read in several places in the Bible.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Thank You Father God, for equipping me with all I need to be able to fight the good fight of faith. Thank You for teaching me in Your Word what I am fighting against and that I am not fighting “for victory” but “from Your victory”! You, dear Jesus, already won the war and in You I am a victor. Dear Lord please help me remember that I am not fighting against the people who hurt me, but against the demons that influence them. I can always take courage in the truth that Jesus who is in me is greater than Satan and all his demons and that in Jesus’ Name I have authority against all the powers of darkness and they cannot hurt me against Your will. Glory and honor to Jesus Christ now and for ever. Amen.
