SHIELD OF FAITH: In All Circumstances Take Up The Shield Of Faith, With Which, We Destroy All The Evil One's Flaming Plans To Harm Us

THE SHIELD OF FAITH: In warfare, all warriors, soldiers & believers must have faith. With Faith all our battles are already won. Faith is a prerequisite for all warfare. Faith is our weapon of mass destruction. We know their end from the beginning, we know their plans, strategies and tactics are futile against faith.

 For example, faith gives us the ability to eavesdrop on the enemy’s tactics, strategies and plans in stealth mode. The enemy might try an ambush; but our plans of faith; just countered the attack & sent the adversaries into their own demise; aka, ambush with their own enemies.

Question: What is our stealth mode, our stealth mode is ‘praying without ceasing’ every time we pray; we are concretely petitioning heaven and God for privileged and/or secret information on our adversaries’ plans.

 

“ And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account.” Hebrews 4:13

• For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light. Luke 8:17

For example, in the US government, the government will declassify items and documents that were deemed classified for National Security. In the interest of Governmental transparency, or for governmental harmony these released documents can be a lesson learned on what not to do next time. A lesson learned becomes a blessing; and a lesson not learned becomes a repeated curse.

 

THE SHIELD OF FAITH PROTECTS US FROM ALL OF THE EVIL ONES FIERY DARTS

·      Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Ephesians 6:16

 

Question: What is the evil one’s fiery darts and/or flaming arrows; aka, thoughts that are not good, false recollections; or of sound-mindless?

 

Answer: Evil, bad, unfruitful thoughts that come into our mind and hearts without our permission. When the evil one comes with a fiery darts; such as thoughts that are not good, profitable or of a sound mind. We should always respond back with the Sword of the Spirit, aka, the Word of God.

 

Imitate And Copy God; aka, Say What God Says!

·      “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,

Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9

 

2.  Helmet of Salvation: Ephesians 6:17, Isaiah 59:17 and 1 Thessalonians 5:9

• Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Ephesians 6:16

 

·  He put on righteousness like a breastplate and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing and wrapped himself in fury as in a mantle. Isaiah 59:17

 

·      For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Thessalonians 5:9

 

3. Breast Plate of Righteousness

 

4. Shield of Faith: Ephesians 6:16 & 1 John 5:4

 

·       Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Ephesians 6:16

 

·      For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 1 John 5:4

Question: Mr. Clayborn what do you call your ancestors; aka, our African American mothers & faiths of faith. We should call them “Overcomers,” we are alive and doing well…because of their many years, decades and centuries of sacrifices, their labor of love is not in vain; and their grave sacrifices in the name & pursuit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Why is God called: Faithful and true; aka, Faithfulness. Because, our God is the God of our ancestors, from generation to generation, our God is God who delivered them out wars upon wars, from the Revolutionary war up to today. In fact, He is the God, that is doing it all again, as the Gospel Singer, Todd Dulaney, sings….” And He  “God” is doing it all again.”

 

5. Belt of Truth: “ Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,“ Ephesians 6:14

 

·      Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him. John 14:6-7

 

·      It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63

 

6.  Sword of the Spirit; aka, the Word Of God

·      And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; Ephesians 6:17

 

·      For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

 

7. Shoes of the Gospel Of Peace

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A Faithful Messenger Should Bring Good News & Peace…

·      Like the cold of snow in time of harvest Is a faithful messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the soul of his masters. Proverbs 25:13

 

·      Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Ephesians 6:10

“ How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Isaiah 52:7

·  But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! Galatians 5:15