Armor Of Yahusha.
The beautiful tropical warm weather has returned to the stunning Atherton Tablelands so I've decided to start taking advantage of the morning sun and burn away some of the boy's hyper-energy before the morning routine. It's also been a great opportunity to bring The Word into their mornings as well. We are talking about Yahusha's Armor this week. Most people are familiar with this instruction from Yahusha but if you're not, read the whole chapter of Ephesians 6 (added below for your reference) to receive an amazing CONTEXT.
(It even opens with "children be obedient to your parents in the Master for this is good" . .)
We are told that our battle and enemy is not flesh and blood but unclean principalities in high places. They attack us with fiery arrows all day (thoughts) and they want us to act them out in our body through our BEHAVIOUR . . . This puts us smack bang in THE ARENA performing all sorts of colorful attitudes and language!
My boys just love superheroes and weaponry so this has really touched base with them. They now understand that THEY NEED TO PUT THEIR ARMOR ON the minute they wake up in the morning to protect them from the fiery arrows of the enemy.
Their ARMOR/ BREASTPLATE of RIGHTEOUSNESS protects their bodies from doing WRONG THINGS that Yahusha is not pleased with and it's held together by a BELT of TRUTH and if they don't tell the truth their armor and clothes will fall off and they'll be naked (they loved that one) and exposed for all the unclean arrows (thoughts) to get them.
They need to block the unclean arrows with their SHIELD of BELIEF. It's our BELIEF that stops the Devil in his tracks. We have the right and power to say "NO" or "I DON'T BELIEVE THAT" or "I'M NOT GOING TO DO OR SAY THAT" just because we've heard it (the arrow) doesn't mean we have to let it in, believe it, behave it and feel the pain of the unclean lie we have accepted and behaved. It's all about BEHAVIOUR and our HELMET of DELIVERANCE goes hand in hand with that because our BELIEF in the power of Yahusha's blood to deliver us from ANYTHING WRONG is our protection. We then fight back (inside ourselves) with the SWORD (Yahusha's Word/ Instructions) and this is how we learn to not only overcome EVIL but how we start to LOVE other people and have care and concern for them, not taking any of their behaviours personally but letting them have what they do or say - knowing that if they don't have Yahusha they have not been given His ARMOR of protection in order to STAND and not fall and faint in the face of unbelievable lies and wickedness in their lives.
It's just a matter of reminding my kids now "have you got your armor on?" "Have you been shot with a fiery arrow?" If we tell the truth and repent (say sorry to Yahusha and the person we need too) then it's over, the bad feel goes because Yahusha immediately forgives us and allows us straight back into His loving arms and favor.
Don't let those Unclean Fiery Arrows keep you out of Yahusha's love and favor. Join the Revolution in true loving BEHAVIOUR and allow His love to change you and prepare you for the Wedding Feast.
The Devil doesn't want you to make the First Resurrection or go to the Wedding Feast because he hasn't been invited - his future is destruction and he knows it and he is looking to take as many lives with him . . .
Did you put your armor on this morning?
Love from Mark . . .
EPHESIANS 6:
1 Children, obey your parents in the Master, for this is right. 2“Respect your father and mother,” which is the first command with promise, 3in order that it might be well with you, and you might live long on the arets.” 4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Master. 5Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Mashiak; 6not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of Mashiak, doing the desire of Yahuah from the inner self, 7rendering service with pleasure, as to the Master, and not to men, 8knowing that whatever good anyone does, he shall receive the same from the Master, whether he is slave or free. 9And, masters, do the same to them, refrain from threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in the shamayim, and there is no partiality with Him. 10For the rest, my brothers, be strong in the Master and in the mightiness of His strength.
11 Put on the complete armour of Yahuah, for you to have power to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12Because we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against authorities, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against ruach- like entities of wickedness in the heavenlies. [demonic forces] 13Because of this, take up the complete armour of Yahuah, so that you have power to withstand in the wicked yom, and having done all, to stand. 14Stand, then, having girded your waist with Truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Besorah of peace; 16above all, having taken up the shield of belief with which you shall have power to quench all the burning arrows of the wicked one. 17Take also the helmet of deliverance, and the sword of the Ruach, which is the Word of Yahuah,
18 praying at all times, with all prayer and supplication in the Ruach, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the qodeshim; 19also for me, that a word might be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to be bold in making known the secret of the Besorah, 20for which I am an envoy in chains, that in it I might speak boldly, as I should speak. 21Now, in order that you also might know about me, how I am doing, Tukikos, a beloved brother and trustworthy servant in the Master, shall make all things known to you, 22whom I did send to you for this same purpose, so that you know about us, and might encourage your hearts. 23Peace to the brothers, and love, with belief, from Yahuah the Father and the Master Yahusha Mashiak. 24Favor be with all those who love our Master Yahusha Mashiak, undecayingly! Amn.
