Armour of God

I was glancing through my notes for last night's bible study. We were going through the first article of the armour of God, which is truth

Armour of God

11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11)

The Armour of God is Jesus Christ.

i. Girdle: Truth

14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; (Eph 6:14)

6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)

ii. Breastplate: righteousness

14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; (Eph 6:14)

30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: (1 Corin 1:30)

iii. shoes: peace

15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; (Eph 6:15)

14For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; (Eph 2:14)

iv. Shield: Faith

16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (Eph 6:16)

1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (Genesis 15:1)

v. Helmet: Salvation

17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (Eph 6:17)

1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1)

vi. Sword: the Spirit (Rhema word of God)

17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (Eph 6:17)

Deaconess Lian did not mention a corresponding verse here. I did some checking.

Jesus said "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever" (John 14:15) This comforter is the holy spirit.

The holy spirit is the spirit of Christ.

9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. (Romans 8:9)

vii. using the sword: praying always

18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; (Ephesians 6:18)

11For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

12To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. (Isaiah 28:11-12)


7 different components of the armour of God.

It starts with the truth and ends with us resting (7th)

Putting on the whole armour of God is putting on Christ. God put us in Christ; He put us in the armour.

12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. (Romans 13:12-14)


Jesus loved us so much. He knows that to be found in Him, that is where the protection, the inheritance is.

As I am writing these notes, and thinking on the fact that we are one in Christ, I recalled the prayer that Jesus prayed:-

21that they all may be one, as Thou Father [art] in me, and I in Thee; that they also in us may be one, that the world may believe that Thou didst send me.

22`And I, the glory that thou hast given to me, have given to them, that they may be one as we are one;

23I in them, and Thou in me, that they may be perfected into one, and that the world may know that Thou didst send me, and didst love them as Thou didst love me.

24`Father, those whom Thou hast given to me, I will that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory that Thou didst give to me, because Thou didst love me before the foundation of the world. (John 17:21-24 Young's translation)

When we are one in Christ, the world would know? How would the world know, being blinded spiritually? It must be something that they can see...



When you have Jesus, you have everything.

God has one answer to all our needs and problems. And that is to show us more of His Son.

See Jesus.

When your life is dry, He is the living water.


To be cont'd...