Daily Devotion for February 24, 2006

Useful or Be Thrown Out

 

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.    Ephesians 6:11

 

I have an old pair of boots that I refuse to get rid of!  I have rescued them several times from the trash.  “There’s no good reason to keep them because they are not waterproofed – they leak!” I am told.  Well guess what – I got myself some beeswax and worked it into the leather of the boots and now they ARE waterproof.  I probably will not wear them for years, but for now they are rescued. 

 

As Christians we have materials given to us by God that we can apply to our lives. We can put on the armor of God, as we are instructed by today's text. God provides us with the pieces we need to help us through the battles we face in life, armor like faith, salvation, and the word of God. God works by his great love and grace to produce faith and salvation within us; it is all God's work. We cannot have faith without hearing the word of God: the word of God which guides us like a beacon in the night; the word which became flesh and died for us so that we may have salvation. Without God working these things within us we would not be able to put them on as armor. Without them we would not be spiritually waterproofed, and when the rains come, the waters would saturate us. But with the armor that God has given us, we are able to repel the evils just as beeswax repels water. BUT always remember, God equips us to go out into the battle – not just to sit back and be ready!

 

Prayer
Lord, thank you for giving us the materials to help us through the struggles of life. Thank you for loving us and caring for us. Thank you for showing us how to wear this armor so that we can grow in your love.  Give us the courage to go out equipped to do the work you called us to do.  Amen

 

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