Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
In the early days of my relationship, when circumstances began to spin out of control, my gut began to knot up. I knew that something was wrong and this was not how it should be. I had a day when my insides felt as if they were all twisted in knots and I felt as if a battle was raging […]
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When a warrior goes into battle, his shield is his first line of defense. Shields were usually large enough to protect the entire body and often made of wood or bronze. The Ephesian Studies says, “taking up the great shield of your faith, your reliance altogether on your Lord, that look wholly outward, Godward, which is the essence of faith, […]
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After we put on the breastplate of righteousness, the next piece of armour is to shod our feel with preparation of gospel of peace. In other words, the apostle says, as shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible tells us that the sandals of the […]
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Last week, we discussed the importance of truthfulness and to gird our loins with truth. The next part of armour in the Lord is the breastplate of righteousness. Without righteousness we are opening ourselves up to Satan’s attacks. The first step of righteousness is to repent and be forgiven of our sins. This also calls for us to do what […]
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We’ve been discussing the Armour of the Lord. We looked at what the whole armor of the Lord and to be strong in the Lord stands for. However, what does it mean to gird loins with truth? Verse 12 says, “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood”. We cannot see what we are struggling with. It goes on to […]
Read more Last week we started our series on the Armor of God. We discussed what it meant to be strong in the Lord. Verse 11 says, “put on the whole armour of God.” Our Ephesian Studies says, “Clothe yourselves with the panoply, the armour of our God; personally accepting and appropriating the defence which is already yours in Him ; with […]
Read more Recently in my Bible study, I came across Ephesians 6:10-18 which describes the armor of God. While I’d read the passage before this time it really struck a chord in my heart. I’d heard of the armor of God before, but what does it really mean? The book of Ephesians is thought to have been written by the Apostle Paul […]
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I discovered that being in God’s will is not easy. God may want you there, you may want to be there, but the devil DOESN’T want you there. The devil knew my weaknesses and faults and used them to do his best to trip me up. He bombarded me with flashbacks and nightmares of those days with Duncan. I’d not […]
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