The Good FightSample

Day 5 - EQUIPPED FOR BATTLE

Every battle requires equipment – weapons and armour to fight and to protect. A boxer requires boxing gloves, specific footwear and a mouth-guard, but what trumps the gear the training is their mindset – you need to know how to use the equipment! Have you ever heard the phrase, “all gear but no idea”? It describes someone who has spent a lot of money getting a lot of equipment for a sport or hobby, but doesn’t know what to do with it all. That’s not how to approach the good fight!

We have weapons available to us for this spiritual battle, but it’s up to us whether we will use them. God’s weapons are not what we may assume. The weapons at our disposal are not what the world would engage with. It’s not about using anger or manipulation; it’s not about guilt, revenge or schemes like we see on so many reality TV shows.  

In Ephesians 6:10-18 we are shown the armour and weaponry that God provides in order for us to stand up to whatever the enemy throws our way and remain strong in our faith. Which of these items of armour do you need to develop in your life today?

God’s ways are higher than our own. Sometimes they don’t make sense to us, but we need to trust Him to use the weapons He provides us with. When a young woman came face to face with loss & grief at the passing of her parents, God spoke into her heart; “Have grace in this season.” It seemed like an odd weapon, after all, shouldn’t others have grace towards those in loss? But as the days, weeks & months followed, this weapon of grace turned many moments that could have been isolation, offence or un-forgiveness into community, understanding & love.

Today, God has a word for you. His word has the weapon that you need. It may one of the weapons from the passage in Ephesians chapter 6, it may be grace, or praise, or forgiveness or trust – whatever the weapon, will you choose to use it today?

Make it personal:

Pray: “God, what word do you have for me in my fight?”

As you spend time in God’s word and prayer, journal the weapons that He shows you.

How can you use that weapon in your good fight today?