Faith: Your Shield Against The Enemy
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye
shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked (Ephesians 6:16).
In Christianity, faith is our lifestyle. 2 Corinthians
5:7 says, “(For we walk by faith, not by sight).”
Hebrews 11:6 says, “But without faith it is impossible
to please him....”
Thus, when the scripture says to take up the shield
of faith, it doesn’t mean there’s a particular spiritual
shield called faith. Rather, it means your faith is a
shield. With your faith, you’ll be able to neutralize or
put out all the fiery darts of the wicked one. There’re
fiery missiles directed at you, and they’re coming from
demoniacal forces, but with your faith, you can put
them out.
Discouragement and anger, for instance, are missiles
of the enemy. Some people could be by themselves
and suddenly have anger and discouragement well
up within them. Some suddenly feel something like a
hard object hit them from the side, yet there was no
physical object or person present; that’s a fiery dart of
the enemy. For some others, it comes as a sharp pain
that never goes away.
But thanks be unto God! These missiles or darts
from the enemy are no match for your shield of faith.
The Bible says, “Ye are of God, little children, and
have overcome them: because greater is he that is in
you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). 1 John
5:4 says, “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh
the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the
world, even our faith.”
Can you see that your faith is what you need?
Faith in God’s Word puts you permanently over and
above Satan and the circumstances of life. We’re not
helpless as God’s people, neither are we vulnerable to
the wiles of the enemy. It’s the reason we can count
it all joy when we go through diverse tests: we have
what it takes to go through the fire and not be burnt,
and go through the waters and not drown. You have
everything you require to be a success and win at all
times.
Refuse to give up, no matter what happens. Stand
your ground on God’s Word, and your victory will be
as sure as the Word of God is.
Prayer
My faith is alive and prevails today. No weapon of the enemy
fashioned against me can prosper, because I dwell in the
pavilion and safety of the Most High, soaring on the wings of
the Spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
2 Timothy 3:12; James 1:2-4; Romans 8:37
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 14:53-72
Numbers 29-31
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Acts 26:24-32
Psalm 71-72