Ephesians 6:17b — Sword Training

READ THIS: Ephesians 6:17b

13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

WHAT’S THIS MEAN, ANYWAY?

*REMINDER* We are going to be going over the armor of God for the next few days... piece by piece! We will be showing all the verses for the section each day, but we really want you to focus on the part in bold each day!

ALL week, we've been learning about different pieces of armor, but today we finally get to be on the attack in this spiritual battle! The only weapon listed in this section of the chapter is the sword of the Spirit. Paul tells us that the sword is actually God's Word, which we know as the Bible. But how is the Bible our weapon? Well, let's learn some sword training with the expert: Jesus!

Jesus went into spiritual battles all throughout His life, but one of the best examples is when He wandered the desert for 40 days early on in His ministry. During this time, the enemy (Satan, or "the satan" if you read the devo about a week ago) came to Him and tempted Him several times. Jesus fought back against the enemy every time by quoting scripture to him. A few days ago, we talked about how the best place to find truth is in God's Word. When we need to attack lies the enemy throws at us, our best weapon will always be the truth we find in God's Word. When we memorize Scripture and hold it in our hearts, it changes us and equips us for battle!

THINK ABOUT IT:

1. Have you ever tried memorizing Scripture before? If so, what's a verse you know?

2. If you've been reading along this week, do you remember the scripture you found from reading about the belt of truth? (Remind yourself here)
 
TRY THIS:
 
Find a friend to memorize scripture with! You can do the one from questions 1 or 2, or y'all can pick a whole new verse together!

Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 6, 2023 at 5:34 AM

    Zephaniah 3:17. The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. The delights in you, He comforts you with His love and He rejoices over you with singing!

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousJune 6, 2023 at 5:35 AM

    He takes great delight in you*

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Galatians 2:1-5 — Marathon Training

R EAD THIS:  Galatians 2:1-5 1 Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. 2 I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. 3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. 4 This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. 5 We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.   WHAT’S THIS MEAN, ANYWAY? Yesterday, we learned about how Paul went to Jerusalem and shared the incredible things Jesus did, but today, we are hearing about Paul's second time visiting Jerusalem... 14 years later. Paul talks about a bunch of things that happened ...
Read more

Luke 8:19-21 — Jesus's Fam!

R EAD THIS:  Luke 8:19-21 19 Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. 20 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” 21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.” WHAT’S THIS MEAN, ANYWAY? Ummmm, hold up, is Jesus dissing on His family here? I mean, I know He is God's Son and all, but at first glance, this passage makes it seem like He is kind of hating on His family! However, if we really look into this passage, it's actually a lot more about us than it is about the family of Jesus.  In case you forgot, the last few passages have features Jesus telling and explaining different parables to a large crowd as well as His disciples. Clearly, the crowd has gotten so large that Mary and Jesus's brothers (yes... Jesus had brothers!) couldn't even reach Him. When someone told Jesus "hey dude, your fam is here an...
Read more

WELCOME BACK! Hebrews Introduction

WELCOME BACK TO DEEPLY ROOTED!!! Greetings fellow Bible readers and Jesus journey-ers! We're stoked to get back in the swing of things with y'all. For any new readers, this section would usually be where our handful of Bible verses will be. The section below would break down what in the world the verses mean. Then, there are some debrief questions for you to dive deeper and an application point. A new addition this year is the Song of the Week! We'll share a song that ties into the theme of the next few verses...if you gaze ahead and have song suggestions, comment below or text! HEBREWS INTRODUCTION: As with any book of the Bible, different Biblical scholars say different things about this letter, but we'll tell you the most probable take. So here it is: Hebrews is a letter written to a group of Jews who were being persecuted for deciding to follow Jesus. It is a letter to encourage them and to show that Jesus truly is the best person to follow despite how hard it was g...
Read more