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Shoes are important.
Anyone come to church
barefoot this morning?
Yeah, here in New Hampshire
and in most places in the world,
footwear is important
as it protects our feet
from the weather and rough terrain.
That is particularly true on the battlefield.
Soldiers know that one of their most
important responsibilities
is to care for their feet.
During World War I
soldier’s foot care
became a significant problem.
Soldiers spent most of their time
in trenches that easily filled
with mud and cold water.
Soldiers’ boots
often became soaked through.
Sadly, most soldiers
did not have extra socks or footwear
so many of them
got “trench foot,”
where the outer surface
or layer of skin on the foot
would begin to decay.
Very painful and debilitating for soldiers-
contracting trench foot
limited the soldier’s mobility.
The Roman soldiers of old had similar difficulties.
The Roman empire
equipped their legions with specialized footwear.
They had leather sandals
that were strapped to the shins
and to the calves.
The sandals had a thick,
three-quarter-of-an-inch leather sole,
and they were equipped
with something that looked like athletic cleats
that would give them traction in battle.
Pastor and author Brian Hedges explains,
“The soldier’s footwear served several purposes.
They helped protect their feet,
especially when they were in enemy territory
and the ground was arrayed with various kinds of traps,
such as spikes protruding from the ground.
The thick leather sole
would help protect their feet
against those kinds of spikes and traps.
The shoes would also give them
traction when they were in this close,
hand-to-hand combat in battle;
they would have a firm footing.
And the shoes were helpful for mobility
as they had to march long distances.
I’ve read
that one of the geniuses of Alexander the Great,
part of his military genius,
was that he equipped
all of his soldiers with shoes,
and he was able, then,
to maneuver them quickly,
making him a great military tactician
and giving him an advantage on the field.
In the same way,
believers need gospel shoes,
we need boots,
we need war sandals
if we are to stand against our enemy,
the devil.
Paul is using that metaphor
in the passage that we’re studying this morning.”
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So take a look at Ephesians 6 with me.
One of the things that we were reminded of
At the American Baptist Church
Annual Gathering last week,
Is that We live in a Bible deprived culture
So let’s go ahead
and read this entire passage
starting with verse 10 (NIV),
“Finally,
be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Put on the full armor of God,
so that you can take your stand
against the devil’s schemes.
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.
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.
Stand firm then,
with the belt of truth
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