Stand Firm: God's Armor

Paul teaches us that God is renewing and reconciling the world through Christ. The church is the “administration” that he uses to advance his renewing grace in the world. Satan, though defeated, is scheming through deceit to undermine this work through distortion, doubt, division, and distraction. 
 
But Paul tells us that God has provided armor, forged in the fires of his glory, for us to wear in our battle against Satan’s deceitful schemes. It is armor the prophets tell us that God has worn in his war against unrighteousness. The armor he provides is bound up in his character and grace, which is why Paul urges the believers to be strong “in the Lord.”
 
So come Sunday and consider God’s armor for the church.