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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
The devil does not desire to see you live a life that is pleasing to the Lord. The devil is a tricky individual who will bring many temptations into your life in an attempt to cause you to stumble. However, God has not left you defenseless against the attacks of the enemy; God has given you armor to put on to protect you and enable you to withstand. In the same way that God gives you the choice whether you are going to accept the free gift of salvation, so likewise, HE gives you the choice whether you are going to put on the armor of God so as to protect you from the attacks of the evil one.
From the very beginning, Satan has been out to destroy the children of God. Satan transformed himself into a serpent and tempted Adam and Eve into partaking of the forbidden fruit. Satan is constantly attacking and he is looking for your weaknesses so that he can cause you to stumble and fall short of the glory of God. Adam and Eve did not have to sin, they were use to walking daily in the garden with God. All they had to do was cry out to God and ask HIM about the truth of what the serpent was saying and God would have given them the strength to resist the serpent.
David had a heart after God’s own heart. Satan was able to get David to not go out to war as the other kings and rather take it easy back home and relax. Because David was home and not out to war with his men, he was more susceptible to temptation when he saw a beautiful woman. David did not have to yield to temptation, he had a heart after God’s own heart and he could have simply turned to God and relied upon HIM. David had been strong when it came to not destroying Saul when he had the chance; but he failed with Bath-sheba because he let his guard down.
Judas had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Judas walked with Jesus every day. Judas was given the interpretations of the parables that Jesus was sharing with the people. Judas was in a great position to live a life pleasing to the Lord, but he chose instead to pursue great wealth. Judas was willing to betray Jesus for money. It was not until after he had sinned and the consequences of his actions were revealed to him that Judas realized what he had done. By this time, it was too late to undue his sin.
If Adam and Eve sinned and they lived in a perfect world, if David sinned and he had a heart after God’s own heart, and Judas sinned when he was a disciple of Jesus Christ; what hope do you have that you can resist the devil and cause him to flee from you? The answer is simple; you have the armor of God. You can put on the armor of God and it will protect you.
Satan will attack you with the things of this world. Satan will try to tempt you with money, with things of the flesh, and with bitterness for the terrible things that others have done to you. Your only ability to stand up to these attacks is to put on the armor of God. Just as a soldier without his armor is not wise, so you are a soldier of God and you need to put on the armor God has given.
Take the time to put on the armor of God. Spend the time in the word of God so that you understand how God desires you to live this life. As you add temperance to your life and put the things of God above your own selfish ambitions, you will find the strength that you need to avoid yielding to temptation.