1 Corinthians 15: 57 Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Today’s verse concludes our series on the armor of God and the necessarily attendant victory in Christ. This verse speaks so loudly and is at the very crux of standing in victory when it feels like all […]
Ephesians 6: 18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints. This week and last we looked at the armor of God as listed in Ephesians 6: 10 – 17. I thought you […]
Ephesians 6: 17b Take . . . the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Paul concludes his inventory of the armor of God with a sword, but not any old sword. This sword is the sword of the Holy Spirit. Paul reveals that the weapon of the Spirit is actually the […]
Ephesians 6: 10 – 13 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the […]
Ephesians 6: 14 -15 Stand firm therefore, having . . . shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. I wrote a devotional recently titled “Gospel Boots.” In that devotional I wrote about spiritual warfare and how you are well able to overcome all the schemes of the enemy. I used the […]
John 14: 30 I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me; but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, even so I do. Who killed Jesus? Some people say the Jews, […]
Matthew 16: 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven’ and whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. When it comes to spiritual warfare, I wonder if any verse has given people more trouble than […]
