The Armor of God-The Best Conceit Ever!

The Armor of God has become such a cliche over time that it has lost its meaning. Sadly, much of the wonderful Truths of God such as: Jesus died for our sins to give us life everlasting and God love you, too have lost their meaning over time. But that is another story though for another time.

The point of which I am so excited about is how great the extended metaphor of The Armor of God is! There are tons of other conceits in the Bible, such as the parable of the soils in which the seed is the Word of God and the soil is our heart and so on. But for right now I am going to let the Armor of God have its moment. Did Paul come up with this one? Because there isn't a literary giant who isn't kicking himself in the head for not coming up with this one. Yes even Shakespeare and Milton don't cut it next to Paul. He is awesome! I love this one!

How in the world do we go through out our days with out the Armor of God on?! I know that I don't really give it much serious thought other than to think: What a nice idea. But is is so much more than that! Here's what happens on a normal day with out the armor of God:

Our most vulnerable part is our heart (after all, it is deceitful above all else) and so without our breastplate of righteousness, our heart becomes an easy target. I think that at first we really don't realize it because we can not see our heart, nor do we really understands the deepness of emotions and desires that dwell there. As a result of our heart change, we are walking a little different with out our shoes of readiness and the Gospel of Peace. We walk sloppily with out much care. This wouldn't have happened, of course, had we used our shield of faith as our defensive weapon and our sword of the spirit which is the Word of God as our offensive weapon. As our hearts begin to feel lonely and sad, they become hardened and we begin to believe lies about ourselves and others since we are not wearing the helmet of salvation to guard our mind. This eventually will ruin our relationships with God and others because we no longer think with the mind of Christ, but with a selfish and evil mind.

Do you feel encouraged yet? You should because we do have the armor of God available to us every day to put on! I am loving this new perspective on the Armor of God that God has given me and I hope that you are blessed too as you read this with new eyes.

Ephesians 6:10-18 The Armor of God

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.