I Am Your Armor
Updated: Sep 19
My Daughter, Take My Hand, I am Your Armor
Ephesians 6:10-13 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 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. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Galatians 3:26,27 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Ephesians 4:23,24 . . . and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Colossians 3:9,10 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, . . .
2Timothy 2:1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 91:2,3 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust." Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.
Thank You Heavenly Father
Your love, the love of Jesus Christ and the power of Your Holy Spirit will always be my armor.
Jesus Christ provides all the protection you will ever need. As a believer, you will face enemies that come with everyday challenges as well as spiritual enemies you cannot see. When you stand with your armor, you can believe and trust you are standing clothed in Jesus Christ.
If you believe you are clothed with the armor of God, the real question becomes how do you put on Jesus.
To put on Jesus as your armor has to do with knowing who Jesus is, what Jesus has done for you and knowing who you are in Him. It is only in and through Christ alone that you are able to live the life He has chosen for you and prepared for you in the future.
As I was thinking about putting on the Lord Jesus Christ, the picture of the mythical character Atlas holding the world on his back came into my mind. Oh my, can you imagine how impossible that would be?
Yet that is exactly what you do when you choose to carry the false burdens the enemy tells you to carry.
Instead, you must remember that Jesus carried every burden for you on the cross because He loves you and knew you could not. It is only because Christ is in you that you can withstand the evil day.
Romans 13:12-14 is reminding you that Jesus Christ is your armor, so let us believe:
The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
My Daughter, remember to put on Jesus Christ.
All scripture above taken from NKJV. See Scripture Acknowledgements page