Battle Ready

Ephesians 6:10-19

"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so 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." (v. 10-13)

Most of us may have heard several sermons or participated in a Bible Study to learn about putting on the armor of God. It is a common story that is taught in Children's Sunday School. It is an important lesson to learn regarding the belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, boots of readiness from the gospel of peace, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit.

However, as much of we learned and had been reminded, how many of us take the time to ready ourselves? Do you want to be in battle with only a partial set of armor on? Unfortunately, that is what most of us do. We may be saved and have a helmet on, and may have the belt of truth on, but would you want to be in a battle with just a belt and helmet on as our armor? Then why are we satisfied with just that? God knows that we need to be prepared for anything, and therefore encourages us to put on the "full armor of God"; not one, or two, or three, but the full armor.

If you ever watched how knights put on their full armor, you would be astonished as to how long it took, and the effort it required. However, if a battle is to be won, then to be battle ready was key. Similarly, we cannot just be satisfied with just our salvation, and then somedays decide to read the Scripture, some days we may instead decide to pray, or some other days decide to have faith in Him. We must always take time to be battle ready with a full armor. It may take time and effort, but if we are to have victory in our lives, this is key. What can be more important in a battle?