Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional 22 February 2020
Topic: Overcoming the Devil, How?
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20
Message: Our passage informs us that we are in a serious battle against powerful but invisible enemies. These include “principalities, powers, rulers of darkness of this age and spiritual host of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Certainly, we cannot see or identify them physically,therefore, only Him who overcame them through His death on the cross can decisively crush them for us(See John 10:27-29; 1 John 5:18).
Nevertheless, He expects us to be involved in this battle.Therefore, He provided for us every battle instrument for the engagement. These include: 1. Being strong in the Lord and depending solely on His power and might. 2. To put on the whole amour of God- (a) The truth: standing on truth always, in all situations and circumstances (b) Putting on the breastplate of righteousness (salvation) in Jesus (1 Cor. 1:30); (c) Always confessing Jesus to the world as the way of our salvation (preaching). (d) Stand in faith always, to be able to stand and ward off the fiery darts of the enemy. (e) Have the sword of the Spirit (God’s word) fill our spirit (Psalm 119:9,11). (f) Prayer –always praying without ceasing (1 Thess. 5:17). (g) Put on the helmet of salvation. Are you saved by being born again? (John 3:3, 6).
Prayer
Not by might, not by power, oh Lord can I be saved. So Lord, take hold of me to overcome in Jesus name Amen.
Daily Quote: In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.— 1 John 4:10-12
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