Warfare: Armor of God

Adapted from Ephesians 6:13.

We put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, we will be able to stand our ground, and after we have done everything, to stand.

We stand firm then:

• With the belt of truth buckled around our waists

  • You are the way, and the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father except through You (John 14:6)

  • May we know the truth and may the truth set us free (John 8:32)

  • Let the Spirit of truth come, guide us into all the truth, and declare to us the things that are to come (John 16:13)

  • Sanctify us in the truth for Your word is truth (John 17:17)

We stand firm then:

• With the breastplate of righteousness in place

  • May we observe justice and do righteousness at all times (Psalm 106:3)

  • May our righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, so that we will enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5:20)

  • Help us flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart (2 Timothy 2:22)

  • Help us to seek first Your Kingdom and Your righteousness, and all these things will be added to us (Matthew 6:33)

We stand firm then:

• With our feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace

  • Let us not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Romans 1:16)

  • May we go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that You have commanded us, for You have promised that You are with us always, even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:19)

  • How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news,

    who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation,

    who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” (Isaiah 52:7)

    
    

We take up:

• The shield of faith, with which we can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one

  • Help us to walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7)

  • May our faith not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God (1 Corinthians 2:5)

  • As the apostles said: "Increase our faith" (Luke 17:5)

We take up:

• The helmet of salvation

  • For there is salvation in no one else but Jesus Christ, for there is no other Name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12)

  • Help us to set our minds on the things of the Spirit, for to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:5-6)

  • Help us to set our minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth (Colossians 3:2)

  • May You keep us in perfect peace, keep our minds stayed on You, help us trust in You (Isaiah 26:3)

  • Help us to have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16)

We take up:

• The sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  • May Your Word be to us living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of our hearts (Hebrews 4:12)

  • Let Your Word be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path (Psalm 119:105)

  • Let Your Word that has gone out from Your mouth not return to You empty, let it accomplish that which You purpose, and succeed in the thing for which You sent it (Isaiah 55:11)

Let Your kingdom come according to Matthew 6:10. Let the Kingdom of God come upon us as in Matthew 12:28, so that we will drive out demons by the Spirit of God. You promised in Mark 16:17 that these signs would accompany those who believed, that in Your Name they would drive out demons. So we stand on that promise and exercise the power You gave us and the promise You made us to drive out demons. Lord Jesus, we take hold of Your command in Matthew 10:8, to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and cast out demons!