Ephesians 6:10-17

Tuesday, October 22, 2013                  Ephesians 6:10-17

In this powerful passage where Paul introduces us to our armor in Christ, I want to focus on three points. First, Paul makes it abundantly clear our strength is in the Lord: “Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power” (Ephesians 6:10). Too often we may yield to temptation and shrink from God’s calling on our lives because we fear we do not have the strength or the power to complete the assignment. However, we can purpose in our hearts to make Paul'’s word the final word in our life about the matter: “A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.”

Secondly, Paul makes it clear that we have an adversary, the great enemy of God. The difficulties we face are not just of our own making or just the consequences of the sins of others. There is a force of evil in the world and Jesus told us that our enemy has but one mission: “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10a). But Jesus also made clear his mission: “My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life” (John 10:10b). God did not leave us defenseless against His enemy, and that is my third point.

All of the armor of God is a gift of God to us, to enable us to be strong in the Lord and His mighty power. As we allow God to fulfill His purpose for us of a rich and satisfying life, we will encounter difficulties of our own sinful making and we will suffer the assaults of our enemy. However we are not alone, God is with us, God is for us and Christ is victorious over the powers of the evil one. We can remain faithful to God because God remains faithful to us, and He has provided us with His truth, His righteousness, His equipping for sharing the Good News, His gift of faith, His salvation and His Word.

Therefore, ““A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.”

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

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