Shielded by God
The Christian needs the armour of God more today than ever, but God offers Himself as a shield to those who trust in Him. Awareness The Bible tells us that we have an enemy and one that’s more dangerous because he’s invisible. The Apostle Paul wants us to be prepared and writes in Ephesians 6:10-11 to “be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” This armour is necessary because “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Eph 6:12). That means the enemy is out of our league, but what is too powerful for us is nothing to God. However, we still must “take up the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm” (Eph 6:13). It is up to us to “take up” and “put on” the