We have been studying the armour that God suggests we wear, listed in Eph. 6, and we have seen the importance of the belt of truth, the helmet of salvation, and the footwear, the gospel of peace. In addition to these, we are encouraged to take up three additional...
"Take the helmet of salvation..." (Eph 6:17 NIV)Although I love wearing hats, I have never had the desire to wear a helmet. They are too heavy for my taste, but boy, they sure were useful during a battle in Roman times! Helmets were usually made of leather, with...
Have you ever searched for your keys without success, only to discover they are sitting right in front of you, staring at you? What about looking for your glasses when they are perched on your head? My favorite is to look for my wallet when it's in my pocket!For some...
We had just left Switzerland and were driving towards S. Maria Maggiore in Italy. Strangely enough, the roads seemed to become narrower by the kilometer. In addition they became tortuous, snaking through the mountains, increasing our nausea.It wasn't long before the...
"Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." (Eph 6:11 NIV)Did you notice that the first word of advice from the apostle Paul against the attacks from the "devil's schemes" is to "stand"?According to our tour guide at the...
Ephesians 6:11-12 - Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual...
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7It was one of those man-bites-dog stories.Only this time it was the story of a teenage girl in New Zealand who was bitten by a shark. The girl was Lydia Ward, aged 14, and the...