"Therefore, take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm." Ephesians 6:13
What exactly is the "evil day"? Is it a particular day during the tribulation? Is it a one time occurrence? What is it referring to? Paul is exhorting the Ephesian believers, and us, to put on the full armor of God so that we can resist Satan's attacks and "schemes". I believe, and I get this from Tony Evans by the way, that the "evil day" is speaking of times when Satan is particularly gunning for us. Spiritual attacks come regularly for me, probably for you as well. But every now and then, Satan throws everything he's got at us. He tries to discourage, tempt, deceive and accuse us all at once. These are the "evil" days. We may or may not be able to fight off Satan when it is a normal spiritual attack. But on the "evil day", if we are not wearing the full armor of God we are going to be a spiritual casualty. That is why Paul says "having done everything, to stand firm."
I just talked with a good friend from our church. He encountered the "evil day" this past weekend. He was attacked in just about every way possible. But he was ready, and knew how to respond, and took a bad situation and with God's help turned it into a spiritual victory. You can too. We don't have to be spiritual supermen (or women), but we have to understand Satan's schemes. We have to know what the armor of God really is, and how to put it on. I wrote an entire book just about the armor of God. Check it out some time. Don't let Satan ruin your life and your witness! Don't let him take away your peace, joy and contentment! Don't let him pull apart your family and relationships! Be ready for the "evil day"!
"...be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might." Ephesians 6:10
No comments:
Post a Comment