In thoughts of Your armor You displayed to me, the mighty warrior You are to be. Walking with Your salvation surrounding my mind, the Truth of Your love is more defined. Your sword how it defends on the battlefield; Your Word so ready for me to wield. The righteousness of the breastplate; it is not mine but YOURS, thank you for covering me through ALL my wars. My faith; it shields me, because of Your love; thank you for stretching out Your arms after being born from above. Truth of You holds together life; the girdle of such deflects strife. Walking this road with You brings about peace; the sandals are shared and there shall be increase.

The apostle Paul wrote about the Armor of God in Ephesians 6:10-18.

 “A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.  For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.  Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.  In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil^.  Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.”

The Helmet of Salvation- Our minds are protected from the mental assaults of our own thinking and the enemy’s schemes when we surround our thinking in the Truth of who we are in Christ. That is, a child of the Most High God!

The Sword of the Spirit- This is the Word of God and the only defensive part of the armor. [The rest of the armor is offensive; this is a good life picture for me, I need to think way more offensively that be on the defensive with others around me.] When God’s Word is absorbed into our hearts and lives, we have a great defense against what comes at us in battle.

The Breastplate of Righteousness- The righteousness is not our own but because of Christ’s defeat of Satan through the Cross, we can claim that righteousness for our own. PRAISE GOD!

The Shield of Faith- Faith in Jesus and belief in God’s Truth empowers us to hold up a shield so strong that it will deflect the attacks of any enemy.

The Belt of Truth- I read in one resource that it is actually a girdle and a girdle would be used to hold all things in and together. The Truth of the Good News of Christ holds us and all things together. This Truth needs to be like the blood that runs through our veins; our lifeline.

The Sandals of Readiness with the Gospel of peace- We need to walk in peace and always be ready to give the reason why we have such peace.

The battle for souls marches on but God has provided for our every need; we just have to believe and accept what He has offered, His love and sacrifice.