Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of, his power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. ” (Eph. 6:10-11).
Hi Everyone,
Hope you had a great 4th of July! Here is John Darby’s Commentary on Ephesians 6:10-11
“For this we need the Lord’s strength, and of this the apostle now speaks. “Be strong,” he says, “in the Lord.” The enemy is subtle. We have to withstand his stratagems even more than his power. Neither the strength nor even the wisdom of man can do anything here. We must be armed with the panoply, that is, the whole armour, of God.
But observe first, that the Spirit turns our thoughts upon God Himself before speaking of that which has to be overcome. “Be strong in the Lord.” It is not, first of all, a refuge from the face of the enemy; we are in it for ourselves before we use it against the wiles of the enemy. It is in the intimacy of the counsels and the grace of God that man fortifies himself for the warfare from which he cannot escape, if he would enjoy his christian privileges. And he must have the whole armour. To be wanting in one piece exposes us to Satan on that side. The armour must be that of God-divine in its nature. Human armour will not ward off the attacks of Satan; confidence in that armour will engage us in the battle only to make us fall in combat with a spirit who is more mighty and more crafty than we are. ” from John Darby’s Synopsis of the New Testament”
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Hope this blesses you, like it has me!
Kristina
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