{"id":5321,"date":"2025-05-28T23:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T23:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2025-05-28T23:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T23:54:05","slug":"the-right-gear-for-the-right-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wow\/word_of_the_week_post\/the-right-gear-for-the-right-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right Gear for the Right Fight!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”\u00a0Ephesians 6:11<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love studying the armor of God and the analogies each piece of armor draws for us! It\u2019s an empowering study that never really stops intriguing me. The more I learn the more I want to learn! However, I began to notice that the verses following the categorical list of the armor all pointed to prayer! That\u2019s when I saw in a very new way that prayer is a battlefield, and we need to be dressed for the occasion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The above verse suggests that we need to put on the armor in order to stand against the wiles of the devil. Without this armor, and a knowledge of how to use it, we cannot stand against the wiles of the devil; and his main target is the believer who prays! That doesn\u2019t mean we should be afraid to pray. No, on the contrary! It simply points to the fact that our prayers are powerful! That\u2019s why God has equipped us with the necessary armor for maximum protection, and the right weapons to successfully defeat all the power of the enemy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a quick look:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each piece of armor is descriptive of something inside of us that the enemy likes to attack:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The Loin Belt of Truth \u2013 <\/strong>Psalm 51:6<\/a> says, \u201c<\/em>Behold, thou desirest\u00a0truth\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0inward\u00a0parts: and\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hidden\u00a0part\u00a0thou shalt make me to know wisdom.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Truth literally gives us inside information and wise strategies for every battle!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The Breastplate of Righteousness<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Righteousness is a gift that brings us into a right-standing with God <\/em>through faith in the Blood of Christ; His righteousness acts like a breastplate protecting all our vital organs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n