Faith, My Shield

Ephesians 6:10–18 NIV84

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For 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. 13 Therefore 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. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And 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.

1. Be strong

In the Lord

In His mighty Power

2. Your Shield will be Tried

faith will be tried as you live in Christ

Prolonged adversity

Called to sacrifice

Temptation will come

The haters will hate

Keep the Shield

3. You need your Shield Now

You need now Faith

We need more than just today faith

We need now faith, at this very instant

Later faith is too late

After the fact faith is just fear

See it to believe it faith is just doubt

Keep your Shield activated

Now not later

Now not when things are easy

Now Faith required your Shield Now

4. Keep your Shield in spite of disappointment

Yet Faith

Against all hope Abraham Hoped

Faith in hopeless situations

If what you see is all can see, then you are not seeing all God has for you

Faith is greater than facts

Your shield will help you when you get the bad news - Yet Faith

Facts can disappoint

Faith will encourage

Even if everything is falling apart - Yet Faith

5. Keep your shield in front of you

Forward faith

Remember the promise and believe it

Continue to seek the promise

Obey the promise

Obedience requires actions of faith

Forward faith does not need to understand to believe

Wax on - Wax off

Tomorrow has its own evil

6. The Shield will help you overcome

Beyond Faith

Overcoming faith

When the enemy attacks, block him with your shield

Faith, My Shield