Welcome to Hank’s Place –
Here at Hank’s Place I’ve been encouraging you week after week to have faith in God. Believe He is the God of abounding grace, mercies and faithfulness. The promise keeping God of Truth. The altogether Good God!
Now the devil, defeated at Calvary, still roams about seeking to destroy – us – through lies, deception, evil schemes, slander. Paul in Ephesians 6 says stand firm in the victory Jesus has given us.
Here’s an example. As a major election draws near, lies abound. Is it ‘women’s rights’ or is it the wholesale murder of babies? Is it diversity, equality and inclusion or is it a devilish deception with leaders flinging their fists in the eyes of God who created us man and woman? Vote according to the truth of God’s word my friend!
Back to Ephesians 6. “Stand” Paul says, using the analogy of a soldier’s armor to describe vital spiritual truths. We wrestle against very powerful spirit beings, and need to stay in the truth.
There is the belt of truth. God’s word is truth. Jesus is THE Truth. Stand in the truth. Allow the Spirit of Truth to guide you into all truth. Reject lies and deceptions.
Let righteousness cover your heart. At Calvary we were made righteous before God. In fact, we have Christ’s righteousness. We are righteous, upstanding, people of integrity before God. Reject the lies of the devil that tempt or accuse you or being morally corrupt.
Stand firm upon the gospel of peace. Remember, God is for us and with us and in us. We have peace with God through Jesus, and the world needs to hear it. Share it, don’t be shut up by demonic intimidation.
And let faith be your wrap-around shield, to extinguish the blazing arrows of the evil one! Faith is resting in the confident assurance that God is good and He longs to be good to you. Faith is trusting in your Father’s unfailing love. Trusting He will fulfill all His word and promises toward you. No matter what may be going on around you.
Let your thought life be protected by the power of salvation’s full deliverance. When Jesus saved you, you were saved, by His grace, for eternity. Spiritual warfare takes place in the battlefield of our minds. Don’t believe the enemy’s lies that you are not good enough, you have failed God and that He is displeased with you.
Take that razor-sharp Spirit-sword of the spoken word of God. Jesus refuted the devil in the wilderness by speaking the word of God. We resist the enemy’s lies and destroy his strongholds by speaking God’s word.
Lastly pray passionately in the Spirit, as you constantly intercede with every form of prayer at all times. Don’t pray religiously, repeating the same prayer over and over as if quantity counts. Just pray from your heart.
All of us are already wrestling with the enemy — as you use these powerful weapons you will COME ALIVE victoriously!
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