"Have you got your armor on?"

This morning my phone rang about 6:40 a.m.! It was my son, Gary Joe, and he began telling me about an "adventure" he had with his son, Hunter, the night before! Hunter is 7 years old. Hunter had gotten his report card and he had all A's and one B. Hunter had taken his bath and Gary Joe, his dad, told him to come into the living room, they had to talk about that "B" on his report card! When Hunter came into the living room he had on shorts. His dad said, You know you don't sleep in those, take them off! He started crying and took off one pair, then the 2nd. pair, then the 3rd. pair, and finally the 4th. pair!!! In his little mind, he was thinking, "I am going to get a spanking for the "B", so I am going to pad up with the extra shorts!!!! His dad talked sternly to him and told him he wanted him to do his very best in school and to try and do his very best to bring the "B" up! Hunter promised!
God wants the very best for us!! He tells us in His Word to put on the whole armor of God!!!
"Our padding!!!" The Lord provides his saints with sufficient armor to combat and thwart the adversary. Ultimately, Satan's power over Christians is already broken and the great war is won through Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, which forever conquered the power of sin and death. ( Romans 5:18-21; I Cor. 15; 56-57, Heb. 2:14) However, in life on earth, battles of temptation go on regularly. The Lord's power, the strength of His Spirit, and the force of Biblical truth are required for victory. (2 Cor. 10:3-5)
We are told to "Put on the whole armor of God!" "Put on" conveys the idea of permanence, indicating that armor should be the Christian's sustained, life-long attire. It is a necessity of the Christian's appropriating God's full spiritual armor by obedience in taking it up, or putting it on.
Since the fall of man, every day has been evil, a condition that will persist until the Lord returns and establishes His own righteous kingdom on earth. "Standing firm against the enemy without wavering or falling is the goal!" We are told in Ephesians 6: 10-18, "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm 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 forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, "Having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the Breastplate of Righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to 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 all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints."
We serve a righteous and Holy God!!! He is the Truth!!! We are to live in obedience to Him!!!
As believers we are peace with God , He is on our side!!! We have confidence of divine support which allows us to stand firm!!! God is our strength!!! We are secure in God!!! Blessed Assurance!!! Pray and read the Word!!!
Have you got your "padding on?" Your armor!!!