Wednesday, June 27, 2018

TIM Good morning, I’m Tim Wise, Clergy for Senior Adults Ministry and Choir Director at Central. The book of Ephesians tells us about wearing the armor of God to defend us against evil. Verse 12 says “We do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, cosmic powers and spiritual forces of evil.” The parts of armor are not physical parts but rather spiritual aspects of living faith: belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit. These elements are preparing followers of Christ for sharing the gospel with confidence and honesty as well as defending their faith with boldness, yet peacefully. While we may not be physically wearing armor, we are spiritually wearing armor. Remember that armor is visible and provides protection for the one wearing it. Therefore, our armor of God must be visible, but just like real armor, without a proper fit and understanding of how to wear this armor, we still have vulnerable places. That’s not to say that the armor of God is not sufficient, but we are not sufficient unless we have the full armor of God at all times.