Helmet and Sword
“17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6:17 NIV A helmet is designed to protect the head from any fatal blows. Ephesians 2:8-9 tells us that we are to take this helmet from God for it is our salvation. Hebrews 4:12 along […]
Arrows Are Flying
16″ In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” Ephesians 6:16 NIV I know I spoke about faith when talking about the belt of truth. The ladies in group had some great points made about the belt of truth. Being […]
Readiness
” 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” Ephesians 6:15 NIV Why Readiness? In traditional armor the feet were protected by a steel shoe that was worn over a thick moccasin. When in battle the feet must be protected against traps and sharp sticks or broken arrows […]
Truth and Righteousness
Truth and Righteousness “14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,” Ephesians 6:14 NIV Last week, I gave you the introductory verses to the Armor of God that we will be studying. If you missed it, you can go back to From Blessed, […]
From Blessed, Into The Battlefield
What we have seen so far. 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the […]
A Heart For Peace
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9 When we first was saved we were adopted by God and became His child. John 1:12 says, “yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,” With […]
Giving My All With A Pure Heart
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Matthew 5: 7 NIV One of the ways God speaks to me is through music. He never fails. He has comforted through with a song, convicted through a song, encouraged through a song. Here lately, He has reminded through a song. For King and Country has a […]
Submission equals Righteousness
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6 NIV Submission equals Righteousness Our human bodies were designed to hunger for food and thirst for drink. These desires can only be met when we seek out the source to fulfill them. Once we are full the desires go […]
Meek Is Not Weak
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 NIV Meek Is Not weak, on the contrary. Meek Is very strong! It takes a strong and courageous person to develop the characteristic of being meek. One cannot develop this characteristic on their own. It can only be achieved through Christ alone. Blissfully […]
In The Sorrow
In The Sorrow “Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 NIV As we study through the Beatitudes, we need to keep in mind of the context of what we are studying. We are being taught why the believer is “blessed”. We are also being taught what makes us “blessed”. […]
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