WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020

The Armor of Light

Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Romans 13:12

Paul greatly warned the Church. He knew people needed to wake out of sleep. He literally demanded Christians to do this! They needed to wake up to reality and look around themselves.

Think about it. How long have you been saved? Christ’s coming is closer than ever before! Jesus is coming to deliver His people. He is coming to take away His true Church. If you do not wake up, you could stay asleep until the Second Coming of Christ! The only way to be ready for the Rapture of the Church is to abide in Christ and to be obedient to His Word. If you have been disobedient to His Word, then repent and walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16). Be fully equipped to fight this spiritual battle by putting on the armor of light (Ephesians 6:10:18).

Look at what is happening today! People are still sleeping! They are not ready for battle. The Church remains asleep even though the pastors are preaching––there is no change of heart in the lives of many people. I remember visiting Europe, especially England, and the Baptist pastors were so concerned that churches in England are dying. The church buildings are either available for secular use, demolished, abandoned or have become mosques!

The majority of all these churches have been turned over to Muslims. Christ’s church is hardly there! Think about that. I have seen it––I have been there. When you get off at Heathrow airport, you feel the oppressive presence of Satan. Guess what? If we are not careful, it is coming here! Our land is also changing.

Christians need to memorize the Word of God; they need to study it in a way that causes them to know theology. Seriously, labor in the Word, as you need to know the Word of God. It has to be in your heart to be able to live it and share it.

As long as we let the Word of God be our only armor, we can look confidently into the future.
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer~

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