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The Armor of God – Romans 13:12-14

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More and more often I am being reminded that we are people of war!  We are in a spiritual battle, we are soldiers of Christ.  How foolish t heref

ore would it be for a soldier to rush out to battle without protective clothing?  Without the tools to succeed in battle?

As Christians we can all to often forget that we do have armor to protect us, and tools to enable us fight the battles and win the wars.

The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. (NIV)

Surely a wake up call!  Are you struggling with Sin?  Are you feeling far from God?  Is your relationship with the Lord where you would like it to be?  Have you back slidden?  The WAKE UP,  ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!  The day is at hand!

So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (NIV)

Turn away from sin, that is turn completely away from sin.  And don the armor that our Lord gives us.

Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

These things bring us down, they detract from our relationship with Him.  They hold us back, they enslave us.  As soldiers of Christ they render us ineffective.  Do you have a passion in your heart to see God move?  If so, living in Sin will only hold you back.  The pleasures of sin are temporary, and lead to spiritual death.  Where as you will find pure joy, fulfilment and completeness in the Living God!

So as in verse 14, don’t dwell on those things that tempt us, dont dwell on the darkness, for where your thoughts are, your heart is sure to follow!  Rather think of heavenly things.  Clothes yourselves in Jesus.

He will protect us and keep us, fulfil us, equip us, and enable us to be effective soldiers of Him.

Get your facts right! – Joshua. 22

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What a fantastic story! We see the Israelites on the verge of civil war, however it is averted simply because they took the time to talk to each other, and discover the reasons for each others actions! Imagine, had they jumped to conclusions when they saw the altar being built, and sought to avenge the Lord there and then, an extremely bloody battle could have ensued. Instead, they sent a representative from the head of each family to go and talk with the Gadites.

It’s great how the Bible really is current and really does cover the issues of today. I can think back to many occasions where I have jumped to conclusions and acted only to find that I had got the complete wrong end of the stick! By jumping to conclusions and acting upon them, I hurt those very close to me. It may not have been potentially deathly as in Joshua 22, however it still applies as a perfect example.

What can we learn?  Don’t jump to conclusions.  Many, if not all situations are not as they seem.  Reacting quickly to what you think you see can have disastrous affects.  Instead, talk with the people concerned, if your fears are grounded then consider, what would Jesus do in this situation?  Remember we have no right to judge others, we are called to imitate Christ and be a living witness of His eternal love and grace.

Of course if you then find your fears were fantasy, and you had got the wrong idea, then appreciate the fact that a potentially nasty situation was averted!