Bible Text:
Ephesians 6: 10-16
John 12: 35
John 13:1
Luke 9:51
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" To take up “the shield of faith” (Eph. 6:16) is to enter the cosmic battle with confidence in God, who fights on behalf of believers (Eph. 6:10), supplies the finest weaponry (Eph. 6:11, 13), and who ensures victory."
Ephesians 6: 10-16 KJV
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 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.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
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" To put on “the helmet of salvation” means to reject the fear of spiritual powers so common in the time and, instead, to trust in the supreme power of Christ"
" The believers’ sword is “the sword of the Spirit” in that it is supplied by the Spirit, a weapon identified as “the word of God.”
" We are not to walk in our own strength, but in the strength of the Lord God…It is folly to trust in man. We must trust in Jehovah; for in Him is everlasting strength."
Through the exercise of persevering faith, every mountain of difficulty may be removed. YRP 273.3
Sometimes God trains His workers by bringing to them disappointment and apparent failure. It is His purpose that they shall learn to master difficulty. He seeks to inspire them with a determination to make every apparent failure prove a success
Source —The Review and Herald, January 16, 1908. YRP 273.4
The Sanctuary best tells the story. Exodus 25:8 let them build me a Sanctuary that i may dwell among them.
An assurance that God was with them- long distance running. God is eternal but God works in time (which is a limitation for us) . God runs with us, beside us and ahead of us in the race
There is an expiry date to EVERY TRIAL IN YOUR LIFE.
Tell the devil that
There is an expiry date to EVERY TRIAL IN YOUR LIFE- Tell the devil that
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