“Properly Equipped”
By Zach Wood
Ephesians 6:11
NLT
Put on all of God’s
armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the
devil.
How many of you are sports lovers? I can just hear the guys yelling with a
macho, “Oh yea! You got that right!” Whether you are a child, teen or adult, when
you play a sport, you prepare yourselves.
Not only do you put in the practice so that you and your team can win,
but you also prepare by putting on proper padding that the sport calls for to
ensure safety.
Could you imagine NFL players showing up to each game with
no padding or helmets? How about a MLB
catcher showing up behind home plate with no face guard? How about NHL players showing up without any
masks or padding on their bodies?
It would be plain dumb for any player to show up without
proper protection for these games.
Why? Because that lack of proper
equipment could result in some serious injury.
Sure, injuries can happen no matter how padded or equipped you are. However, the injuries can be quite lessened
when players are protected properly. My
family watches a lot of football and I can’t begin to imagine how much more
serious injuries would be without all that padding and the helmets they wear.
If we’re playing a sporting game, we want to be prepared and
properly equipped so that we can play the game well. We put so much attention on preparing for
different events so that we can win, honestly how sad that we put very little
effort often into being prepared for what our spiritual enemy throws at us. We should put just as much attention, if not
more, into our daily lives to ensure that we are ready for battle against
Satan’s strategies. He is NOT dumb! He is quite intelligent and he constantly
develops strategies to knock us out of the game.
Paul is very clear as he talks about how we need to suit up
with the full armor of God so that we can be strong against the enemy when he
attacks. If we are not prepared and not
properly protected, he will take us down hard.
Why would we even consider not putting the time and effort into studying
God’s Word and applying what we read into our daily lives so that we can be
strong against Satan?
Are you properly equipped?
Do you want to stand strong with God at your side when the enemy
attacks? If so, then digging into God’s
Word daily needs to be at the top of the daily priority list. We all need to be properly equipped.
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