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(5b) Protecting Ourselves From the Devil (Satan)

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We give praise to the Lord for His faithfulness in strengthening and protecting us from Satan.  Fulfilling these promises requires us to be obedient to God's word.  In this second subsection of Ephesians 6:10-18, we review verses13-15: Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.   Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,   and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. We have already been told that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against “spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places,” and that is, against Satan and His demons.   And now, that being the case, Ephesians 6:13-15 begins with the word, “Therefore.”   Here is a clear reason that we need to “put on the full armor of God.”   The armor we are called to put on is nothing we c