Romans 13:12
"The night is far spent,
the day is at hand;
let us, therefore, cast off the works of darkness,
and let us put on the armor of light.

We take up our weapons.
The word of God...
which is the sword of the spirit,
which pierces to the very spirit of man.
God's word is powerfully alive
and goes forth and accomplishes God's Purpose...
nothing can stand up against it.
Speak it often, speak it powerfully,
realizing God is alive in that word.




Ephesians 6:10,11
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.

Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle
is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers,
gainst the authorities,
against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 6:13
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




Ephesians 6:14
Stand firm then,
with the belt of truth
buckled around your waist,

Truth is the sincerity of the heart.
Sincerity leads us to be open to God.
It keeps our motives pure,
devoid of malice and wickedness
towards our fellow men.
The belt of truth involves truth in two places;
in our hearts and in our minds.



The breastplate covers the chest.
In our case the breastplate is made not of iron
but of righteousness.
A soldier with his breastplate on
goes boldly into battle full of confidence.
Righteousness allows us to stand
before God, men and demons.



Ephesians 6:15
And with your feet fitted with the readiness
that comes from the gospel of peace.

We put the gospel of peace upon our feet,
we go forth with the peace of God
within our heart and spirit
and face whatever is ahead with God's peace
and filling of His Holy Spirit,
knowing full well He is with us.




Ephesians 6:16
In addition to all this,
take up the shield of faith,
with which you can extinguish
all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

And we carry the shield of Faith, our faith,
which is believing even when we cannot see,
trusting when times get hard,
never for a minute doubting God,
but retreating in prayer immediately
and fighting back through spiritual warfare
no matter what we face.




Ephesians 6:17
Take the helmet of salvation

The hope of salvation is for the head.
It covers our minds, intellect or reasoning.





the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God.

A sword is an unmistakable weapon of offence.
No doubt that it can also be used as a tool for defence.
This however is no ordinary sword.
This sword is made of the Spirit and the Word.
In spiritual warfare the battles are fought with words.




Ephesians 6:18 And pray in the Spirit
on all occasions
with all kinds of prayers and requests.

Some would say prayer is not part of the armour.
It is a bit like asking what is the relevance
of the driver to the car.
One cannot go any where without the other.



With this in mind,
be alert
and always keep on praying for all the saints.
(Ephesians 6:10-18)

1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith,
lay hold on eternal life,
whereunto thou art also called,
and hast professed a good profession
before many witnesses.








Heavenly Father,
I desire to be obedient
by being strong in the Lord
and the power of Your might.
I see that this is Your will
and purpose for me.

I recognize that it is essential
to put on the armor
that You have provided,
and I do so now
with gratitude and praise
that You have provided all I need
to stand in victory against satan
and his kingdom.

Grant me wisdom
to discern the tactics and sneakiness
of satan's strategy against me.
Enable me to wrestle in victory against
the princes, powers, rulers, and wicked spirits
who carry the battle of darkness against me.

I delight to take the armor You have provided
and by faith
to put it on as an effective spiritual protection
against the spiritual forces of darkness.

I confidenly take the loin girdle of truth
that You offer me.
I take Him who is the truth
as my strength and protection.
I reject satan's lies and deceiving ways
to gain advantage against me.

Grant me discernment and wisdom
to recognize the subtile deceiving ways
in which satan seeks to cause me
to accept lies as truth.

I desire to believe only the truth,
to live the truth,
to speak the truth,
and to know the truth.

I worship and praise You Lord
that You lead me only in ways of truth.
Thank You that satan cannot stand
against the bold use of truth.

Thank You for the breastplate of righteousness
which You offer me.
I eagerly accept it and put it on as my
protection.

Thank You for reminding me again
that all my righteousness comes from You.
I embrace that righteousness which is mine
by faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ.
It is His righteousness
that is mine through justification.

I reject and repudiate all trust
in my own righteousness which is as filthy rags.
I ask You to cleans me of all times
I have counted my own goodness
as being acceptable before You.

I bring the righteousness of my Lord
directly against all of satan's workings against me.
I express my desire to walk in righteousness
before God today.

By faith
I appropriate the righteousness of Christ
and invite Him to walk in His holiness in my life today
that I might experience His righteousness
in total context of ordinary living.
I count upon the righteousness of my Lord
to be my protection.
I know that satan must retreat
from before the righteousness of God.

Thank You, Lord, for the sandals of peace,
You have provided.
I desire that my feet should stand
on the solid rock of peace that You have provided.
I claim the peace with God
which is mine through justification.

I desire the peace of God
which touches my emotions and feelings
through prayer and santification (Phil 4:6).

Thank You that as I walk in obedience to You
that the God of peace
promises to walk with me (Phil 4:9),
that as the God of peace
You are putting satan under my feet (Romans 16:20)

I will share this good news of peace
with all others today
that Your Holy Spirit
will bring into my life and witness.

Thank You
that You have not givin me
the spirit of fear
but of love and power and a sound mind (2Ti 1:7).
Thank You that satan cannot stand against You peace.

Eagerly, Lord,
I lift up the shield of faith
against all the blazing missiles
that satan and his hosts fire on me.

I recognize that You are my shield
and that in Your incarnation and crucification
You took the arrows of satan which I deserved.

By faith I count upon You to shield me
from above and beneath;
on my right and my left;
in front of me and behind me,
that I might be protected,
walled in,
encapsulated by You
that satan may gain no way
to hurt or destroy me
from fulfilling Your will today.

I am willing that any fiery darts of satan
You wish to touch me should do so,
but I shall look upon them as refinig fires
permited in Your providence for my refining and glory (1Pe1).

Thank You, Lord,
that You are a complete
and perfect shield
and that satan cannot touch me
apart from Your sovereign purposes.

I recognize that my mind
is a particular target of satan's deceiving ways.
I take from You the helmet of salvation,
I cover my mind, my thoughts, with Your salvation.

I recognize
that the Lord Jesus Christ is my salvation.
I helmet my head with Him.
I invite His mind to be in me.
Let me think His thoughts,
feel His love and compassion,
and discern His will and leading in all things.

Let my mind be occupied with the continuing daily,
saving work of my Lord in and through my life.
May the salvation of my Lord meet and defeat
all satanic thoughts that come to my mind.

With joy I take hold upon the sword of the Spirit,
which is the Word of God.
I affirm that Your Word is trustworthy,
infallible Word of God.
I choose to believe it
and to live in its truth and power.

Grant me the love for Your Word
which comes from the Holy Spirit.
Forgive and cleanse me
from the sin of neglecting Your Word.

Enable me to memorize it
and to meditate upon its truth.
Grant me proficient recall and skill
in using Your Word against all
of satan's subtle attacks against me,
even as my Lord Jesus Christ
used the Word against satan.

Enable me to use Your Word
not only to defend me from satan,
but also to claim its promises
and to wield the sword strong
against satan to defeat him,
to push him back,
to take away from him ground he claims,
and to win great victories
for my God through Your Word.

Thank You that satan must retreat
from Your Word applied against him.

Thank You, dear Lord, for prayer.
Help me to keep this armor well oiled with prayer.
I desire to pray at all times
with depth and intensity
as the Holy Spirit leads me.

I trust the Holy Spirit to enable me,
to intercede for me through me.
Grant me great suplication and burden
for others in God's family
of the blood of the Lamb of God washed saints.

Enable me too see their needs
and to assist them through prayer
as the enemy attacks them.

All of these petitions,
intercessions,
and words of praise
I offer up before the true and living God
in the name and worthy merit
of my Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen

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