Putting On The Whole Armor Of God

June 07, 1962

Countless wars have been waged throughout the ages, and mankind has constantly had to take up arms and fight for survival. As time has advanced, men have sought to better improve their methods of protection and attack against the enemy. Old tactics and weaponry have been done away with and new ones developed. From the bow and arrow, to a musket, to a high powered rifle, and from that to missiles and atomic bombs; man just keeps building. If they want to survive, they have to equip their soldiers with the best equipment there is.

Likewise, the sons of God have been battling for thousands of years. They have been fighting the most deadly of all adversaries. Satan has tried to change his evil tactics and war with them ever since he was cast from Heaven. The sons of God searched for a masterful weapon to fight this enemy. They had to survive. Then the Great Conqueror came down in the midst of the battle and equipped His army with the unchanging, indestructible armor of God.

As the Scripture tells us in Ephesians 6:12 … 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. There’s only one form of armor that can shield away its attacks and reflect its fiery darts. From the smallest battle to the greatest, God’s armor is the only protection we need.

Put on the whole armor of God, and so that when you got the armor of God on, you can take the sword of God with faith and cut your way through to any promise that God made you. If sickness stands in your way, cut it out of the way: God's promise. If sin stands in your way, cut it out of the way. That's right. The whole armor... If the devil shoots a dart at you, knock it off and keep on cutting. That's right. "Onward Christian soldiers marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus going on before." Hallelujah.

PUTTING ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD 62-0607

The war is raging… Are you armed for battle?