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Weapons and Armor

One of my favorite passages in Scripture when it comes to our battle against temptation is found in 1 Corinthians 10:13:

"No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”

In other words, the Apostle Paul tells us God doesn’t allow Satan to heap on more temptation than He has equipped us to escape. You may have heard of the “whole armor of God” Paul writes of in Ephesians 6:10–20. He says it’s there to help us stand against Satan’s schemes because our real fight is spiritual. God equips us with spiritual weapons and armor to defeat temptation. Our job is to put the armor on every single day through prayer. Five defensive pieces of armor and one offensive weapon are available to you.

Paul was well-acquainted with the armor of a Roman soldier. When he wrote the letter to the Ephesian church, he was imprisoned in Rome. From being around many Roman soldiers, he had firsthand knowledge of what their armor looked like. Let’s look at these armor pieces over the coming days and discover how to apply them in our daily prayer lives—because we need them.

As you engage with God’s Word:

● What is God saying to me?

● What does it mean to me?

● How can I apply what God is teaching me?

● How can I be specific in prayer today?

After you reflect on these questions, bring everything to God in prayer.