Green Grass Still Growing

Ephesians 6:10-18

10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.


melinda and i were talking of what exactly it means to put on the full armor of God. what is the armor and how do you put it on?

the Armor is like staying in the green grass that i spoke of before. it is the very same as being kept in His name. Jesus is the Armor of God. He is Truth. He is Righteousness. He is the Gospel of Peace. He is the One in which we have Faith and Salvation. He is the Sword of the Spirit the Word of God. i think that once we believe and become the new creation in Christ; once the sanctification begins, we are clothed in Him. we have put on the full Armor of God. we have put on Jesus. but, put this way it ceases to be an action. Paul says to put on the full armor of God, so it must be an action that we perform. so to actively put on the Armor is to obey God's words, to obey The Word. so to be fully Armored is the same thing as being clothed in Him, and being clothed in Him is the same as being kept in Jesus' name. then all things we do should be attached to Him, through the vine which is where we are kept. by that we stand firm against the flaming arrows of satan, in the light where he can not penetrate. we must stand firm in the True Vine for everything we do, that is the only way to receive the nourishment necessary to live in this dark and crooked world.