Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled round your
waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet
fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace, In addition to
all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the
flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of
the Spirit, which is the word of God. [Eph 6: 14-17]
As a Christian living in this world, we have a serious
menace that comes from evil. Indeed, the evil one is not represented as a
creatures in the underworld. That evil who has already existed since the beginning
of this world is eager to insinuate ourselves continuously. The point is, he will not
cease his deceptive act until we relinquish our faith in Jesus and no longer
follow The Lord.
That menace will be ongoing ceaselessly until we fall into his
trap. Thus, it is truly important to scrutinize carefully about what the most
powerful strategy to subdue his menace. In the book of Ephesians, Paul wrote a
magnificent strategy to block the deception of evil and in return, to do a counterattack
towards him.
Paul said, we should wear the belt of truth, breastplate of
righteousness, feet fitted with the readiness to spread a gospel, the helmet of
salvation, shield to protect from evil’s insinuation. Finally, for the
counterattack, we should use the sword which is the word of God. Those armor of
God can be worn only if we make an intense relationship and communication with
God.
In addition to fortify our defense, Paul admonished us to
subdue any pretension that tends to battle against the word of God. In book of
Corinthians , he elucidated “We demolish arguments and every pretension that
sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought
to make it obedient to Christ [2 Cor 10:5]. In other words, we should have
a transformation of mind as it is written in book of Romans "Do not
conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s
will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. [Rom 12:2]. The bottom line is
we should change our view from a sinful man to the flawless mind of Christ.
In summary, as a Christian who is willing to serve Jesus
vigorously , we must recognize that being a true Christian is not easy. In
fact, we must struggle with the deception of the evil one, that it becomes a
serious menace. Hence, in order to eradicate its menace, we must wear the armor
of God consciously by making a profound relationship with Jesus in pondering
the bible and communicating through solemn prayer. Moreover, in term of
strengthening our faith, we must transform our mind to be the mind of Christ.
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