put on God's armor in the evil day
- part 2
22 October 2023
Pastor Lawrence
1000 Hallelujah to You Lord
He is alive and well
Nothing impossible with God
He is the same miracle worker
He is same yesterday, today and forevermore (Hebrews 13:8)
Continue to Praise the Lord
Lord, it is Your touch that I need
Worship the Lord every single day, face challenges, no laughing matter, overwhelm with sorrow, frustration, bitterness, anger, I don't understand things but I can understand one thing => God is a wonderful Father. Proof => He gave me His one and only Son
1 Thessalonians 5:18
"in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." concerning us
Don't focus on challenges
Give thanks to the Lord who loves me with an everlasting love
In everything give thanks. By faith, He will work everything out for my good
2 Corinthians 9:7
"So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver."
No obligation for me to give, absolutely no obligation at all, if I want to, I can
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
As I sow, I will reap in harvest, God honours my seed
Pastor Alvin
Psalm 92:13
Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Stay cool and ride above the wave
Pastor Prince
What God done for others, He can do for me
God is not a respecter of person, God is respecter of faith
Faith, though multitudes there, alot of people wanting healing , shouting for healing don't get them heal
Mark 5:21-42 Woman with issue of blood
she rather grew worse, each doctor told her getting worse
When she heard of Jesus, He is Holy, He is kind, He is loving, He is powerful, He is meekness, He is Majesty and He is King yet He is a servant
He enjoy serving, while He serve He never loses His dignity; royal service
Always believe God for speedy recovery
Wait on the Lord and He will strengthen thy heart
Psalm 27:14
Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!
Resist the devil and he will flee
Jesus cleanses the leper (Mark 1:40-45), unstop deaf ears (Isaiah 35:5), healed the sick, restored dead boy back to mother (Luke 7:11-17)
He said: Don't cry Luke 7:13 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
First tear (not recorded in the Bible) shed at Garden of Eden
Tears not meant to be part of man's make up because of sin. sorrow and death came in. I don't want to sin
Pleasure here and pain there, always produces this
Don't blame God for something someone else did
Results of sin is death
Not from God. God give man the choice. God is a good God. He have nothing bad to give. No death, no sickness, no old people in Heaven. God is young
First mentioned of tears (recorded in Bible) => Law of first mentioned
Woman crying for her son, refuse to see her son die out there in desert wilderness
Jesus told her don't cry, to the outcast lady, don't cry. Look up, water opening up right before her and the boy lived. The boy still battle with his brother. It is still central news
God is a good God, He have no sickness to give, only health
Believers => to live in Christ, to die is to gain
great gain => something good
Revelation 21:4
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
Bible says Heaven initial tears that God will wipe away
There is no tears in Heaven
we cry for momentary separation
Give Jesus all the praise, glory and honour, share with people with same situation, they will find faith
Acts 20:9-10
9 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.
10 But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, “Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.”
I walk with wise man, I become wise
This generation need to be heard in Gospel of Jesus Christ
Hug back into life
story of Elijah and Elisha => living child and they came back into life
1 King 17:22
Then the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived.
2 Kings 4:18-37 Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son
When you thinking why your child is rebellious? Embrace your child
Remember that my children will never get too old to get embrace
They feel it, fear disappeared, they will look forward for it
They enjoy my hug, my children need my hug, bringing them back into life
this hug will heal => self image, how friends look at them, words spoken, bully
Hug will bring them back to life
We are all seated in Christ at Third Heaven
Atmosphere => 1st Heaven
Galaxy/ Universe => 2nd Heaven
Beyond that => 3rd Heaven
NASA discovered North side of universe, there is an opening garnish with such beauty
Psalm 48:1
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain
Looking forward, looking up
Luke 21:28
Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”
Heard wars, rumours of wards, do not be troubled, my bodily redemption
Life is greater, Heaven is greater than earth
God put all kinds of taste in tongue. God give me all His blessings for me to enjoy
God richly give me all things to enjoy
1 Timothy 6:17
Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
Not to teach my children to succeed in exams and etc
God give me children to enjoy
God, this children are gifts from You
Genesis 33:5 Jacob met Esau
And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?” So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
The Whole Armor of God
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
First natural than Spiritual
Natural Israel being attacked even in Spiritual realm
Spiritual attack can manifest physical eg: strife
don't mean to to get strife, wondering how does it start. It is not him, it is the spiritual, he is being attack
I wrestling not against flesh and blood
Sometimes come in an area of health => there are instances in Bible
Luke 13:11-13 Jesus curse demon out, woman infirmities bowed down really low for 18 years (number of anti-Christ; devil) => picture of discourage, depress, giving up on life
she was physically bow down. Jesus called her and laid His hands on her and said “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.”, spirit left
result => spirit of infirmities
First face she saw was Jesus's face
Jesus addressing spirit Mark9:25
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!”
not all deaf and dumbness causes by spirit
When I pray "in the name of Jesus", I am operating through His name
John 14:14
If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
"ask" => in greek demand/ command
Jesus said: "You use My name, I do it, I will heal"
Through healing, always point to Jesus Christ
cases of demoniac oppression, sickness => something chronic, last long time
sickness through bad diet, a fall, don't exercise, genetic
Don't forget there is spiritual element. Command it in Jesus Christ and take Holy Communion
evil day => a day, short season
1 Peter 1:6-7
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials,
7 that the genuineness of your faith, beingmuch more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?
My right hand enjoying pleasure
I am going through, I am coming out
Psalm 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Job's suffering took 9 months and baby victory is born, double of what he lost
Job 42:10
And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Job envies me, wish someone what I have, I have things but I am not happy, his dream is my reality
I must stop and thank God for all the blessings I have
A lot of our problem is not outside (I don't have this/ that), it is inside murmuring complaining spirit
Let's thank God
Learn that the way to withstand again
when season seems going wrong, it manifests physically
A spirit of infirmities cause death, it is a spirit
Creative Inspire Idea => every good betterment from God
every perfect gifts , gifts from Holy Spirit
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
Good glorify body => never get tire and never get disease
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
greek : present, passive, imperative
greek: allow myself to be made strong
passive => can't make myself strong, If I try to be strong, it is my own effort. Empowerment from within
Bible says soul increase in strength all the more
God is always strengthening me from within, allow Him to
passive means allow Him to
I am not the active player, God is the one
It is vitally important and understand and have this armour on especially in bad season, when everything seems to go wrong
Armour pieces: Spiritual armour manifest physically
devil dies attack physically - main attack sick and disease
How God anoints Jesus of Nazareth Acts 10:38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Helmet of salvation => depression and dementia gone
primary reason all kinds of attack, Ephesians 6=> Spiritual armour of God
breastplate of righteousness => protect heart, so it does not lead to heart disease
girded your waist with truth, present passive imperative
Ephesians 5:18
be filled with the Spirit,
Keep being filled in the Spirit
I allow myself to be filled by singing, speaking, praising and pray in tongues, give thanks to God
God's part is to keep me being filled in the Spirit
Power (kratos) of His might => Power against over and against all opposing force
God says to me: "Allow Me to strengthen you, in my power of might"
Might= strength= Ischus
laden within => Holy Spirit inside strengthening me
I can't make myself strong but I can put on armour of God, empowers starts
Ephesians 6:12
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Spiritual hierarchy
Ephesians 6:13
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
withstand => antihistamine, power to withstand, to stand against
God wants me to put on whole armour of Go, to be strong before the attack. While attack going on, successfully overcome and successful withstand the attack, successful overcome the attack. After the attack, I am left standing, end up standing
It is only a season not all the time
Revelations 2:10
....you will have tribulation ten days....
I shall have tribulations 10 days (limited)
My trial is short, my trial don't hunt me or follow me
My blessings are long and eternal
Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
mercy => hesed, grace
turn left see goodness, turn left see grace
Having my waist girded with truth, same as gird up the loins of your mind
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
girded my imagination (dianoia)
allow Holy Spirit to paint the canvas of my mind
don't go anywhere or anything any visualisation without God
Ephesians 1:18
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
the eyes (dianoia) being enlightened => what I see floating with light
loins => belt area to thighs, reproductions, where I reproduce
He came forth from David's loins
that part not protected, problem eg birth, womb
condition area happens, transcend over the area in some cases
loins is girded with truth
loins is girded with truth, protects everything there even in the natural truth only in Jesus
Isaiah 54
Truth fallen in street, justice no more, no clear distinctive of right and wrong, what is moral and what is not. People fight and demonstrate to glorify their sin. Call evil good and good evil
Prophesies in Bible, I am living in those days
Isaiah 59:14-21
14 Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands afar off;
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.
15 So truth fails,
And he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.
Then the Lord saw it, and [a]it displeased Him
That there was no justice.
16 He saw that there was no man,
And wondered that there was no intercessor;
Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;
And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.
17 For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
And a helmet of salvation on His head;
He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,
And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
18 According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay,
Fury to His adversaries,
Recompense to His enemies;
The coastlands He will fully repay.
19 So shall they fear
The name of the Lord from the west,
And His glory from the rising of the sun;
When the enemy comes in like a flood,
The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.
20 “The Redeemer will come to Zion,
And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,”
Says the Lord.
21 “As for Me,” says the Lord, “this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who isupon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” says the Lord, “from this time and forevermore.”
Isaiah 59:17 Only place, God says I put on my breastplate as my righteousness
depart from evil but make yourself a target eg: we cancel you
Bible says "He will block the name", only one place can cancel, only God can cancel, God cancel eternality in His cancellation
My hands are not strong to cancel, can cancel for a time/ season
sickness attack, God put on His armour. My God is an awesome God, He reign from Heaven above. I want Him on my side
Song: Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from Heaven above
God avenging sickness, who bully His people
He put on His armour vengeance not against me
I am saved, no vengeance of me
How do I put on armour of God? don't put on like super hero does
Bible order:
1) Belt of truth
2) Breastplate
3) Gospel of peace, shoes
4) Shield
5) Helmet
6) Sword
7) Praying in the Spirit
1) Belt of truth => truth get to do with Jesus
reproduce spiritual => get people saved
every piece of armour => gospel truth
Gospel of truth, I will reproduce spiritually and physically
Salvations include physical
eg: Healing for womb, Believing God for a child, truth will set me free
2) Breastplate
Holiness: righteousness is a gift
if it is my righteousness => devil will shoot it down before the day is over
nothing to do with me
God put on His righteousness Isaiah 54:17
Isaiah 54:16
He saw that there was no man,
And wondered that there was no intercessor;
Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;
And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.
Righteousness is a gift
Protects my vital, protects my heart
devil attack heart all the time (eg. accuse, self condemnation)
Reading Bible is good, reading Bible should not make me feel guilty
Reading Bible should make me feel hungry
Bible is my source of wisdom, this is truth, God's word is forever. The one who wrote it, is all wisdom
People who are godly are usually older
Remember don't have everything that I know, don't believe everything that I see
there is this wisdom, it takes humility to accept the wisdom of older people
1 king 12:6-11
Solomon died, his son Rehoboam came to the throne, a side of young men and a side old men of wisdom
Israel can't pay tax, Rehoboam consulted the old wise men but turned to young men who said show them whose boos, you are the king".
Kingdom of Judah and Israel split, 10 tribes left, that's how he became poor
A wisest man, a 12 years old boy, where was He found? Physical attendance in the church
devils know that the younger you get hook, get him hook for life
Put Jesus first
you are endangering your child by not putting Jesus first
Prioritise the one who gave me the children and anything else that God gave me
Breastplate is important weapon
Establish => It is not my righteousness, it is gift of righteousness, His righteousness
not what I done for God
His armour, His righteousness
objective =>what God have done for me and finished work of Jesus Christ
Based on accomplished fact, finished work and done deal
Isaiah 54:14
In righteousness you shall be established;
You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
God give me this gift of righteousness, use it everyday, especially I fail before devil attack my heart and conscious, remind myself:
"Thank you Father, I am not my own righteousness, I am the righteousness of God in Christ"
Justify by faith is also hardest, tempted
Galatians 2:16
knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
hidden anger, confess I am the righteousness of God in Christ
I need to study/ pursue righteousness
Pursue nor become righteousness,
study the gospel righteousness which is a gift
I enjoy being justify by faith every single day. When I fail, I enjoy being justify by faith
God loves me, God sent His Son to die on the cross, not base on what I do, but base on what He have done
I am justify by faith
sequence all related => truth about righteousness
I am establish of the truth
If I don't establish in it, I will fear
righteousness, I shall be established
Isaiah 54:13
All your children shall be taught by the Lord
Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the Lord.
weapon = warfare
devil form new weapon, new temptation, argument and virus
I don't care what weapon it form
No weapon formed against me shall prosper
every tongue which rises against me in judgment, don't worry about people who came against me. I will prove by them to be wrong, let time pass, I will see, I will know who is right who is wrong
Always established and conscious => I am the righteousness of God in Christ
Confess it and I will reign in life
No weapon formed against me will reign/ prosper
you are worse than what they think? don't try to justify yourself
try to justify myself => to gain self righteousness, own righteousness, own justification
Don't worry because Jesus is my righteousness
Trust the Lord, He is my righteousness
If Jesus cannot defend me, who can?
Truth of righteousness will establish me in gospel of peace
I will stand, shoes on
3) Gospel of peace, shoes
Ephesians 6:15 (ESV)
and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
readiness => (greek) preparedness
Gospel of peace, bring me to a place righteousness and peace
no peace, it I not gospel of peace
Righteous than peace, peace produces readiness/ preparedness
Gospel of peace will give me the preparation
Talk to someone, go there ready. I go there ready, God give me the readiness because of gospel of peace shoes
Do not take away my value because I am the righteousness of God in Christ , not depend on man
Results:
Isaiah 32:17
The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
Isaiah 32:17 NIV
The fruit of that righteousness will be peace;
its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.
"work of righteousness" => whatever effects/ results of righteousness be peace, shalom, wholeness, nothing lacking, complete
in every area, Jesus is the Prince of Shalom
Whatever I need in this life and world, it is so good to be walk in the midst of peace, quietness, assurance forever
even things goes wrong, I am not prompt to stress, promotes health
Jesus when He heals woman with issue of blood, took her healing by faith, Jesus turned to her Jesus said "daughter, be of good comfort, your faith have save you, go into peace."
Jesus telling her: go into (eis) peace
Jesus healed her
Whatever it was cause her to haemorrhage, Jesus healed her
Jesus want her to see Him in His eyes, see His face
Matter of receiving, believing and receiving
Moses ask God show him His face, God said he can only see His back part
Woman with issue of blood took healing from back, Jesus called her "daughter", only one in gospel that Jesus call her daughter and said to her "Be of good comfort, your faith saved you"
Even though His power involve, how gracious He is
Your faith saved and healed you
she in this state because all the trials, depress, stress and etc
Don't allow anyone to rob me of my peace
I forgive that man or woman, no bitterness hindered in my peace, my peace is my health
People don't deserve peace, I deserve peace, let them go and I let myself go
Keep me healthy, young and peace
Stay in peace, will keep me younger and longer
feel crushed, confess I am the righteousness of God in Christ, be established in it
Believing every truth is how I put the armour on
When all blessings on me, I will succeed in life
Thank you Jesus!
Amen!