The Solution For Trials And Tribulation - Put On The Whole Armor Of God!

There is much talk about preparing for the future as we see our financial system collapsing. Many are storing food and becoming self reliant. I do not think this is altogether wrong as it is wise to prepare when certain danger is coming, however, a collapse will likely bring forth a more totalitarian government which would greatly choke our liberties. The government of the New World Order is all but certain.

What is more important than preparing physically which many cannot, is to prepare spiritually by making sure we have surrendered to and believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. He is God and can take care of his children! How do we prepare as a Christian? We turn fully from sin and obey what the New Testament tells us to do and we do not do what it says not to do. We cannot do this in our own strength, however we can do it by "relying on his mighty strength". How do we do this? By putting on the whole armor of God so we "may be able to stand against the devil's strategies".

Shortly after Paul writes the following passage about how to stand using the armor of God, he gives a very serious warning in the very last words to the Ephesians.

•  23May peace and love, with faith, be with the brothers, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah!r
• 24May grace be with all who sincerely love the Lord Jesus, the Messiah!s

Do you really love him? To know Jesus, is to love him. To love him is to obey him. If you are not obeying him, repent and turn from your sins and follow Jesus. Love for him will grow. He paid the price for man's sin on the cross by taking the wrath of God that was do all of us, as all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. On our own efforts, we could never stand in the presence of True Love. He does not fellowship with sinners, but has to punish and separate sinners in the lake of fire, stopping their ability to sin. He sent Jesus to pay for sin. We will either accept his free pardon, or stand before a Holy God and be condemned for rejecting the only pardon for sin, Jesus, the Lamb of God.

Please, if you have not done so or believed at one time and are living in sin, turn from your sin and run to Jesus!

Ephesians 6 ISV

10Finally, be strong in the Lord, relying on his mighty strength. 

• 11Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the devil’s strategies.j 
• 12For ourk struggle is not against human opponents,l 
• but against rulers, authorities, cosmic powers in the darkness around us,m and evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm. 
• 13For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm.

14Stand firm, therefore, 

• having fastened the belt of truth around your waist, 
• and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 
• 15and being firm-footed in the gospel of peace.n 

16In addition to having clothed yourselves with these things, 

• having taken up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to put out all the flaming arrows of the evil one, 
• 17also take the helmet of salvation 
• and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 
• 18Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and request. Likewise, be alert with your most diligent efforts and pray for all the saints.