Good morning, Lord Jesus. Keep me grounded in Your Word and filled with Your Spirit.
As I pray over our country, my neighborhoods, the churches I pastor, my family, and all my domain, I listen for Your leading this morning, I hear in my heart, "Stand Your Ground." Yes, Lord. Show me what You mean for me today... This Scripture immediately comes to mind: "Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand. Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness, by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace, and in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.(Ephesians 6:10-18).
I know this Scripture well. I'm often led to "put on the whole armor of God" piece by piece in prayer and proclamation in the morning before I step out of my shower and into my day. In putting on the armor, I'm putting on Christ, to deliberately, intentionally affirm and declare that I am "clothed in Christ" (Colossians 3:27). Lord Jesus, You are my Belt of Truth (John 14:16); You are my Breastplate of Righteousness (1 Corinthians 1:30); You are my Shoes of Peace (Ephesians 2:14); You are my Shield of Faith (Hebrews 12:2); You are my Helmet of Salvation (Acts 4:12); You are my Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God (John 1:14). And when I "pray in the Spirit at all times," Your Holy Spirit is building up my faith (Jude 1:20), continually clothing me in Christ, and empowering me in Christ to stand firm in You. That's how I'm "strong in the Lord." That's how I "stand firm" all "in the strength of Your power." That's how I "stand against the schemes of the devil." That's how I "overcome" my spiritual enemies and "overthrow" what would seek to stand against me and steal away from me my "ground" and all You've entrusted to me (Revelation 12:11). By the power of Your grace, in the whole armor of God, continually clothed in Christ as I pray in the Spirit at all times, I will not "shrink back" from my trust and faith in You (Hebrews 10:39). By the power of Your grace, may I never surrender nor retreat before the enemies of the cross and the schemes of the devil! "Having done all" because You've done all this in me, I will stand my ground. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
My family, I pray you may "stand your ground" in the power of God's grace. I pray starting this morning you will intentionally set aside time daily over this long weekend in Scripture and prayer working on your wardrobe clothing yourself in Christ and the whole armor of God, praying in the Spirit at all times, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friends!
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