The third piece of armor represents stability and balance. Roman soldiers wore heavy-duty sandals or boots studded with nails or spikes to keep a firm grip on the ground during a fight. Likewise, having our feet “shod” means being strapped in and ready to stand your ground without slipping or falling. The Gospel of peace…
Today, I continue my morein-depth look at Paul’s discussion of God’s armor by examining “the breastplate of righteous.” To me, the breastplate is particularly important because it protected the soldiers vital organs including the heart. In Paul’s day, the breastplate was made out of chain-mail to prevent a sword or spear from piercing the soldiers…
As promised, I’m taking time to dig a little deeper into the individual pieces of God’s armor as described by Paul in Ephesians 6. Today, I’ll focus on the belt of truth. First, it’s important to understand that Paul wrote Ephesians from prison and used the metaphor of familiar Roman soldier armor to explain spiritual…
Rejoice, pray, and give thanks are simple straightforward guidelines for our interaction with the Lord. However, Paul adds caveats to each instruction that creates depth and strengthens the relationship between us and God. At first glance, rejoice always may sound impossible because in our human understanding we cannot comprehend “being happy” all the time. The…
The metaphor of deer going to high places symbolizes the Lord equipping us to navigate the most difficult times and to rise above them through faith. He is faithful to supply exactly what we need. To fully understand the importance of Habakkuk 3:19 we must consider the context. Habakkuk begins the book by questioning why…
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