Shield of Faith

Shield of faith

Ephesians 6:16

once during a battle in the medieval period, when the English forces lined up against the Scottish forces, the Scots shot flaming arrows at the English, who are unaware that the field has been covered with oil.

As the flaming arrows set the field on fire, a whole segment of the English army is taken out of the battle at once.

Although the Scots were outnumbered, their strategy worked in favor of them.

In our spiritual battle against the forces of evil, the enemy uses flaming arrows against us.

Arrows on fire are effective because they cause a distraction from the main battle.

You cannot fight both fire and the enemy at once.

 In HIS wisdom, God gave us a tool to protect us from the flaming arrows of the evil one.

He has given us the shield of faith.

As the evangelist Reinhard Bonnke puts it, Faith is the passport and visa into the kingdom of God and all its resources.

Faith is the conduit that connects us with the great powers of God and his Word. Through the gift of faith God’s light, salvation, strength, and healing come, because God is faithful to us.

As flaming arrows fly over us, God, like a great bird, a mighty shield, will cover us with his feathers, and under his wings, you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. (Psalm 91:4).

With God protecting us, the enemy will have to get past God before he can get to us.

That is the comfort that we have in Christ. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. He is our shield of faith. Proverbs 30:5 says that he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

John Calvin said that by faith we repel all the attacks of the devil, and by the word of God the enemy himself is slain.

If the word of God shall have its effect upon us through faith, we shall be more than sufficiently armed both for opposing the enemy and for putting him to flight.

 As we study and proclaim the Word of God to our friends and neighbors, the kingdom of Satan falls.

Prayer

Dear Lord, Thank you for your shield of protection. You, O Lord, are a shield around me. Thank you for your protection from the fiery arrows of the evil one. In you, I put my trust. Amen.

Blessings & Prayers 

Pastor. Bobby Leonard