First Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Devotional: Ephesians 6:14-20

Today’s passage: Ephesians 6:14-20

Helpful thoughts:

  • The armor:
    • Truth (The defensive use of the Word of God)
    • Righteousness
    • Readiness given by the gospel of peace (Meaning: Gospel-Centered thinking produces Gospel-Centered actions)
    • Faith
    • Salvation
    • Word of God (As a sword, the offensive use of the Word of God)
  • This armor is to be taken on with prayer which is characterized as alert, persevering, for all other believers, for boldness, and all of this in the Spirit.
    • Being “In the Spirit” means to be in step with the Spirit…in accord with or in agreement with.
      • One great way to do this is to pray the Scripture!
  • Even the Apostle Paul requested boldness in proclaiming the Gospel.

Questions to consider:

  1. Where does all this armor come from?  Who created it and gifted us with it?
  2. What part of this armor doesn’t have to do with the Word of God and the Gospel? (The same Gospel-Centered thinking that unites us also defends us!)
  3. How does a passage like this (“The Armor of God”) help us to respond with more compassion and better help when we see a brother or sister struggling?