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”

Ephesians 6:10-17.

On this journey I realised that I'm not alone. I decided to be a Christian and things only got harder. I felt the devil literally breathing down my neck. Filling my head with lies, bringing back painful memories that filled my heart with anger and hate. Filling me with things that blocked or some what clouded my view of God in my life. Someone said if your not bothering, the devil wont bother you. But since I decided and took a stand as Christian I've become an active target.

There are times when you'll feel like it's you against the world. Like your a one man team. The path you walk seems long, dark and lonely. But that is never the case. God is always there. Always by our side, if you let Him. There will be times you'll feel like crawling into a hole, times when you feel like the storms in your life are over powering you. You see the devil towering above you, pointing and laughing. But remember that you are never alone. Remember meaning to keep in mind or to bring back to mind. But the remember I speak of means “to keep in heart”. Keep it in your heart.

There are times we lose hope. Feel lost or just down in the dumps. You lose sight of your purpose or just stop trying to find out what it is. We get so consumed and taken aback by the things of this world, we forget, we don't remember, we don't keep it in heart ,that we are aliens here. We are not of this world. We are merely in training. We are soldiers in an ongoing battle. We can not get involved in domestic affairs. We can't lose sight of our enemy. Jehovah Nisi. We need keep our heads up and hold that banner high.

There are times when we are just stuck in limbo, we don't progress nor do we regress. We don't pose much of a threat. We need to up our game. We need to come together, we need to uplift each other. We need to ready ourselves.

There are times....theres are times...there are situations...Now is the time to put on the full armor of God. “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,” don't let the evil one lie to your face neither should you deceive yourself. Look deep within, do not be afraid to confront the demons in your life. Live by the spirit and move closer to being more Christ-like. It ain't easy but you are not alone on this journey. There are many people soldiering on with you. Stand firm in your belief in your God.

“take up the shield of faith,” this is one aspect we take for granted.

“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” James 2 vs26. We need to nurture our faith “spit polish” it daily so that it may shine. We need it to counter everything the evil one throws at us. We need to be active as Christians, we have to do so or else we risk killing off our faith.

“Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” being Christ-like does not mean that u worry about your salvation alone. But that you worry about the salvation of your brothers and sisters. You need to keep in mind what we fighting for. Armed with the word of God we need to go head on with the evil one. Now is the time, we need to get up and fight. We constantly say we serve a mighty God, now is the time to truly see and experience for ourselves the extent of His power. Enough of this comfort zone nonsense that we have attached ourselves too. Now is the time to stand up to the devil. For too long he has afflicted us. It's time we showed him we do not serve a dormant God. “Do not be afraid for I am with you, do not be afraid for I am your God”. You are not alone. Keep that in heart.

There are times when as Christians we need to roll up our sleeves and actually practice what it is that we preach and or what it is that is preached to us. He would never send you out unprepared.

Dress and prepare yourself and accordingly and join in this fight on our journey back home.

The 13th disciple

I feel that this is the year of service. A pastor I heard preach labeled it the year of “Greater kingdom exploits”. A time for us to use our positions of authority as Christians to do good for the glory of the kingdom of God. We know of the 12 disciples that were handed picked by Jesus to follow, work with, learn from and take over from Him. The part we overlook is that of the next group. The 13th disciple. At the death of Christ, when all our sins were washed away by His blood. We were chosen. The baton was placed in our hands.


We read the word, we know of His teachings. We have seen and applied it to our lives. It's time we took over from the master, for he is no longer among us. We need to prepare for the 2nd coming. When I say prepare, the formula is a little different from what you may picture it to be.
Prepare=( personal preparation + preparation of others through our service) x faith. As much as we are accountable for our own actions in our lives, we play apart in the lives of our neighbours. Love your neighbour as you love yourself. Treat your neighbour as you would treat yourself. Equip your neighbour with vital information that you yourself have.


We are all yearning to reach the same destination, some more than others. Some like me get lost along the way. That's where you play a part. Be that beacon, be that helping hand, be that vessel that wants to be used by Christ. Be the 13th disciple. For those that are familiar with maths, you'll know that if one factor of the equation is missing, it will not balance and the right answer will not be determined. In the same way in our equation:
Prepare=( personal preparation + preparation of others through our service) x faith, I can't say I'm prepared if I stand by and watch my neighbour struggling. I can't say I'm prepared if I do not believe, and only go to church because I was born into a family that does. I can't say I'm prepared if I do not take the time get to know and nurture my relationship with God. We can not simply praise God with our mouths and not give.


The disciples were chosen, meaning they had a choice to decline. God as powerful and all knowing as He is. He can only do so much in terms of the choices we make. It's all up to us. Lets not be easily swayed by the bargains and trinkets presented by the devil. By now we all know the devil is a liar. He roars like a lion to strike fear into our hearts, but he's no lion. He has no dominion in our lives, he pretends he does. 2 chronicles 20:20 “believe in the Lord your God, and you will be able to stand firm...”


As the saying goes life is no bed of roses. We all have our our struggles and problems why should we take on those of someone else. But one should take note that , the best exercise for strengthening the heart is reaching down and lifting people up. We are all made in His image, my struggles are as good as those of my neighbour and vice versa. The question now is how do we help? Where and when? We need to open up our eyes to what is right in front of us. We need to extend a hand or just merely present a shoulder of comfort. We need to pray. Pray in secret, bare your soul , praying for someone else is as good as speaking countless blessings into your own life. Pray together, we should start a culture of joining hands sharing in the presence of the Lord.


Be fit and ready there is much work to be done. Cast all doubt aside in terms of your abilities. You cant entertain fear together with faith. You may not be able to cast out demons but by faith it's the little things that matter. Be prepared. Let go of all that does not matter. Be receptive as a vessel to be filled, to be used. And in turn pour the word that is the bread of life, love, compassion, your experiences and testimonies into the lives of those around you.

Be the 13th disciple.