Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always...... Eph 6:13-18
In the midst of revival the enemy wants to send fiery darts to every believer...
My spirit is stirred today to make sure the good church family of CUPC is equipped to withstand those darts....
I am convinced that the devil has learned to not try to deliver big bombs to the Body of Christ...
Rather he likes those pesky little fiery darts....
Those constant little stings and tormenting thoughts....
Those little darts of discouragement....
The little fiery dart of a discouraged saint....
The fiery dart of an forgotten thank you.....
The fiery dart offense....
The fiery dart of fatigue....
The fiery dart of finance.....
The fiery dart of stress....
The fiery dart of sickness....
The fiery dart of second guessing...
The fiery dart of disunity...
The fiery dart of the cares of life....
The fiery dart of distrust....
The fiery dart of loneliness....
The fiery dart of a discontented spirit.....
These little fiery darts and quadjillions of others are the devil's specialty....
But there is a solution and protection from these things....
The whole armour of God!!!
Our loins must be girt with truth....
The reproductive part and vital organs of our bodies must be protected with truth....
Our hearts must be covered with the breastplate of righteousness.....
We must everyone have our gospel shoes on.....
Our minds and thoughts must be covered with the helmet of salvation....
We must not allow the sword of the Spirit to ever be at rest....
And the fiery darts of the devil are to be warded off by the shield of faith...
We do all of this by prayer....
I declare the revival spirit that has taken CUPC will not be deterred by the devil's fiery darts...
Rather...
I take up the shield and wield faith....
This pastor has his faith out today and I am taking the front line to bounce off the darts....
I refuse the pesky little darts...
Because I realize they are not pesky if our faith is let down and the dart gets past the armour....
Therefore....
I stand fast with faith....
We will put on the whole armour of God....
We will see a continued revival....
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5 comments:
Thank you Bro. Smith for this post. So very, very true - and timely. I so much appreciate you and Sis. Smith and all that you both do for those of us priviledged to be in the CUPC family. I love you and Sis. Smith so much!
Reminds me of the song "I AM a Christian...a Mighty Mighty Christian" Having on the whole armour of God must have something to do with us truly being Christian. You've provoked my thoughts....love you!
PS Sis. Weldon I love you bunches, too! Thanks for your kind remarks.
I loved this post Bro. Smith! See ya'll tonight! You and Sis. Smith are the AWESOMEST!!! Love ya'll!
The church in Conroe is BLESSED to have such a pastor as you - with a heart after Him, and putting Him first in everything. May your rewards be great.
Good post pastor. Love you and Sis. Smith very much
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