“Tuesday Devo – You Need Enough Armor For The Battle”

Tuesday, August 04, 2015

For the past couple of weeks, I've been listening to a history of World War I that one of our church members recommended to me. It's been fascinating to hear so much about a war that redefined Europe and redefined warfare 100 years ago.

One item of particular interest to me was the observation that for the first 2 years of the war, soldiers were sent into the battle with no helmets. And you might be thinking to yourself, "What?! No helmets?! Did anyone in a leadership role know what war is like? Why didn't anyone think the men needed some sort of armor?!" And if you are thinking that, know that you're not alone. I can hardly believe it either.

As I thought about that this morning, it occurred to me that when God talks about his people, at least in some places, he speaks of us as soldiers in a war. And when he talks about outfitting us for the conflicts we'll face, there's a good reason he says, "Put on the full armor of God" (Eph. 6:11). God intends to save his people and bring us into his presence, and he knows how to do that! So he equips us to be shielded by righteousness and faith, to attack the enemy with his word, and to be held together with the power of truth. And at the top of the whole picture, he gives us the helmet of salvation—the assurance of his grace to protect our minds.

I'm staggered by the fact that it took 2 years for someone to realize that no helmet meant the troops were vulnerable. But I'm that much more grateful that God has given us all the right tools for the fight; so that we do not have to be vulnerable.

- Dan Lankford

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