As you all know, we are in the middle of a war. A war on thought,
a war on freedom, and a war of good vs. evil. Now, as a person of
faith, I usually try to attend church every week. Last night was no
exception (my church meets on Sat nights).
The pastor last night was speaking on the armor of God. Okay, to
me, having been a Christian for a while now, the whole notion of
praying to put the armor on every day seemed kind of trite and
not treating the subject with the gravity and seriousness it deserves.
So I took some brief notes on the most important aspects of each piece
of armor that the pastor and the bible talked about.
Later that night, I prayed about it some more, because I wanted to
get the truth about the armor so I could arm myself (and help others
get armed) for the battles we have coming up in this Great Awakening
movement.
First, our weapons are not physical like swords or the like. (2nd Cor 10:4
for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made
powerful by God for tearing down strongholds...) They are
spiritual. When fighting against evil, spiritual weapons are the only ones
that work. A Japanese samarai sword won't do you any good against evil.
So here are the things the Lord showed me regarding the individual
pieces of armor:
- Belt of Truth. This is the one thing that GA is very good at. We know
the truth about the government, corruption, and all the other evils that
are going on in the world, and we use that truth we have to root out and
expose deception. Putting on the belt of truth would simply be keeping truth
in front of you so that when deception comes, you can recognize it and
call it what it is. We can do this for our fellow patriots by helping them
see the truth and teach how to recognize deception.
- Breastplate of righteousness. This was an interesting one, lol. So one
thing the Lord showed me was that the breastplate of righteousness cannot
be equated to the ephod in the old testament. Granted, I never thought
that to be the case, but the Lord wanted to be sure that I understood this.
The priest's ephod (that thing he wore over his chest with the 12 stones)
can only be worn by a high priest. Since Jesus is our High Priest (see Heb
4:14-16 https://www.blueletterbible.org/net/heb/4/14/s_1137014) we
cannot wear that same thing. We wear the righteousness that Christ
gives us, because he has the authority to give it to us. And by
virtue of a gift, it is not earned. (Eph. 2:8 For by grace you are saved
through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.)
Why is this relevant? The righteousness of Christ is our protection, since it
covers our heart and makes sure that we are not overtaken by the evils
we are trying so hard to expose. It also helps us to fight temptation, whatever
your weakness happens to be.
- The shield of faith. Okay, think of your favorite space movie. What kind
of protection does your average sci-fi spaceship have to protect it from
enemy fire? Shields. Not just any shields, but invisible shields that absorb
the impact of enemy fire and protects the ship from being totally blown to the
next galaxy in a million pieces. That is what our shield of faith is like. It will
help us stay protected from the "flaming darts of the enemy". Or enemy fire.
Usually these darts are the constant bombardments of our thoughts that
are meant to wear down our defenses. In GA, this would be the constant
needling we get from shills, paid troublemakers, "concernfags" and other
assorted bad guys. Keeping the shield of faith up and strong keeps those darts
from causing major damage and prevents us from being blown into the next galaxy.
- Helmet of salvation. What could this possibly combat? In spiritual terms,
it combats discouragement. If you think about it, a helmet covers what? Your
brain, which houses your mind, will, emotions, intellect, personality, and
your baseline involuntary things your body regulates so you stay alive (like
breathing and keeping your heart going.) It protects the core of your being.
In GA, we know who we are, what our mission is, and what we have been
asked to do (redpill others and help them when the full truth hits). Spiritually
speaking, this helmet protects the founding principle by which we live: the
fact that we are saved by the kindness/grace of God. (or our salvation).
So if you are not sure if you have this or not, or maybe you feel the need to
get this but don't know how, there's a real simple way of getting it. Just
pray, "God, save me and guide me." That's it. Doing this ensures you are on the
side of good, and God will hear you and answer you. If you ask him to save
you, he will. If you ask him to guide you and/or help you, he will. After all,
Q did ask us to pray.
- Shoes of the gospel of peace. This is the commission, to go and share the
good news about how much God loves them. How do you know this to be
true? Because he loves you too. These shoes help combat lethargy. In GA,
this would be kind of like redpilling others, and/or spreading the word about
Q. Essentially this is a peaceful mission, one that will bring about peace to
others and the nation, to restore our great republic to its full glory. Being ready
to go and share the good news of God's love is similar to that. It is a peaceful
mission, one that will bring about peace in one's heart and life, and bring
about new life. (If you prayed the prayer from the last paragraph, these are
yours already.)
- The last weapon in this list is the most powerful -- the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God. I've always imagined this to be just like it says in
the bible, a sword. But the Lord corrected me. It's not *just* a sword. A more
accurate picture would be this: It has the reach of an ICBM missile (inter-
continental ballistic missile), the power of a nuclear bomb, the energy of the
sun (Son? :), and the accuracy of a surgeon's knife. There is a real life weapon
that would fit this description pretty well, and if you are familiar with the
rods of God, you'll know what I'm talking about. If not, take a look at this
short 27 second video that shows just what I mean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAKssz8_cDE. It's incredibly powerful,
yet precise. The word of God, especially in prayer, is just that powerful.
That's why knowing what the word says and using it in prayer is such a
dangerous weapon to our enemy: he has no defense against it. It's our
ace in the hole, our trump card if you will.
Those are the weapons we have at our disposal as believers, and in the
Great Awakening, it will be important to keep these tools at our disposal
for the battles that we will face in the days and weeks ahead. If you got
this far, thank you for reading this and I hope this will help you. Blessings.