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Day 325
Ephesians 6:11
"Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes."
We are more than conquerors. We are world overcomers. We have authority over all the works of the devil. How is it that we can live in such a victorious state? It is not because of some natural quality that is a part of our humanity. We are who we are by the grace of God. We can do what we can do through Jesus Christ. By our God-given faith, we overcome. In the name of Jesus, we resist the devil, and he runs from us as one in terror.
When Paul said, "Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes," he was reminding us that we are nothing without the Lord. The devil has power in his ability to tempt and deceive. If we are simply using natural, carnal weapons to deal with him, we will lose. His power is only nullified by the weapons God has given us.
Let us take the full armor God has given us and fight the good fight of faith. There should be a strong confidence about us as we face the challenges of life, but it should not come from self-confidence or dependency upon our perceived spiritual levels. Our confidence must be in God and the weapons He has given us. Let us humbly acknowledge that we are no match for the devil outside Jesus Christ, who defeated him for us. Then we can be more diligent to use the full armor God has designed for us to fight with.
I humbly acknowledge that I need the full armor of God to win in my fight to stand against the devil's schemes. I will resist the devil with all God has given me. I will win, because I will take advantage of what God has done for me through Jesus Christ.