PTL Wednesdays

  Last week I expounded on the only piece in the armor of God we have to fight back against the devil, God’s word (the sword). If you recall, you were a soldier who ran into battle without his/her sword and the outcome was inevitably a bad one. Now picture a scenario where you’re fighting a well armed adversary without having your armor.   One blow by the enemy and it’s game over. That’s why God gave you a belt, breastplate, shoes, helmet and shield along with the sword to make you a super soldier. The belt of truth is the first piece of armor as it holds everything together. God cannot lie so every word of God is true (John 17:17). If you doubt the truthfulness of His word, the sword and the rest of God’s armor won’t help you. You’re wasting your time memorizing verses without having faith that   “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable… for training in righteousness,”‭‭ (2 Tim 3‬:‭16‬). Speaking of righteousness, the breastplate of righteousness is the secon...

Just as the sun begins to cascade over the horizon the sound of battle breaks out. Organized chaos surrounds you as your fellow soldiers race into position. “Charge!” The captain yells in a commanding voice. At that very moment your entire brigade storms onto the battlefield. Oddly, the closer you get to your nemesis the more you can’t help but feel something is amiss. Then suddenly the enemy comes upon you with sword drawn and fear engulfs your entire body. In the rush to battle you forgot to grab your weapon! Now I’m sure you’re saying to yourself there’s no way I’d go into battle without my sword but we do it everyday. What battle am I referring to? It’s the spiritual war against the powers of this evil world (Eph 6:12) that attack and exploit the weaknesses of our flesh.  If you’re like me, when I was a teenager everyone from my parents to teachers and preachers would tell me to be good. They told me to stay away from temptations like sex or alcohol and the main deterrent for n...