The Armor of God

We read in Acts 20:21 ... “Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.”  Repentance toward God brings us into that deep personal relationship with Jesus; forgiveness of our sins and right relationship with God – which then causes our faith ... and our hope, our trust, our encouragement to grow in the Lord Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and Saviour who has bought us by His life giving Blood on Calvary!  We now are changed by the Power of the Holy Spirit abiding within us – and this is the Word of our Testimony!  We are being changed daily into the image of our Lord and Saviour, through the Word of our Testimony – the living Word of God!  Walking the life of Faith might not always be easy, but it yields the fruit of righteousness.  Jude 1:3 encourages us to “earnestly contend for the faith.”  How do we do this?  By hiding the Word of God within our hearts!  By asking the Holy Spirit to live within us – to lead and guide us!  By allowing the Holy Spirit to try our hearts!  By seeking for Forgiveness from God, from others – and perhaps, even Forgiving Ourselves as God has forgiven us!  This is the day to walk in our Victory in Christ Jesus!  The Lord hears our cries, and saves and redeems us out of all our troubles!  The weapons of our warfare are mighty – and through our God, we have been given the fruits of the Spirit of God – even Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness – and Faith!  Today, we pray that God will fortify our Strength; that we will be built up in the most Holy Faith – giving our Thanks to Jesus, the Lover of our souls!  Paul encourages us that what we have learned and received and heard – that we DO ... that we walk in the ways of the Lord.  Then, the God of Peace – SHALOM – will be with us!  We are blessed!  May we declare like Paul – that we have fought a good fight; that we have kept the faith!

With our Love and Prayers for God’s Blessings Upon You This Week!  Pastor Jewelly Hyden