Our Victory Outfit Part 8

These weekly devotionals I will be posting come from and are copyright to Pam Iannello, my pastor's late wife who went home to be with the Lord on June 18, 2008.


How do you protect yourself from danger in the spiritual realm? The only way to dress for spiritual success is with the armour of God, as found in Ephesians 6. Are you sure you're wearing it??



This devotion is part of the "Our Victory Outfit" series.

I don't know about you ladies, but boy do I need a crash helmet!  My thoughts regularly hit rock bottom when left to themselves.  I praise the Lord that He has given us protection to wear in the battle for our minds as we will see today in our continued study of the armor of God....

Ephesians 6:17, "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God."

I know I don't have to tell any of you that have been saved for any length of time that Satan is after our minds and attacks them regularly and relentlessly!  This verse tells us to "take" the helmet of salvation.  In other words, accept it!  It has been provided for us to wear in spiritual battle because almost instantly after salvation Satan bombards us with doubts and questions about whether or not God  really did save us when we called upon Him in prayer.  He whispers to our minds just as he did to Eve's in Genesis 3:1, "Yea, hath God said....". The devil is continuously determined to get us to doubt the Lord and His Word.  We need to be as determined not to let Him do so, amen?   

James 4:7, " Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

As believers, we need to be fitted for our helmets immediately upon entering the family of God, for that is also our first day in the army of God as well!  The helmet refers to the mind controlled by God...  Is that the description of your mind today, dear lady?  I'll admit that all too often my mind is not controlled by God as it should be.  Before salvation, you and I developed some wrong thought patterns that eventually became bad habits of thinking.  Those habits are carried over into our Christian life and need to be broken.  They can be broken only by the Word of God as it renews our minds and teaches us how to put on the mind of Christ instead.  Ladies, it is our solemn responsibility to see to it that our minds are renewed! Fit your mind with truth - it's your personal crash helmet!

Ephesians 4:22-24, "That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."  

Older Christians who have experienced Satan's darts ought to be sure that they take new converts and see to it that they are fitted with the truths found in God's Word, so they are not led astray with false teachings, those fiery darts sent to attack their minds by the enemy.  When God controls the mind, Satan cannot lead the believer astray...  Is there anybody you know who needs to be fitted with the helmet of salvation?  Be faithful and go to their aid, help equip them with confidence in the Word of God so they can go forth with courage and boldness in this battle.  They are soldiers now and we need to help each other fight the good fight of faith, amen?  We need all the protection we can get!  We need all the protection God has provided....

Romans 12:2, "And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

There is a commercial on television that has been around for sometime which states that "the mind is a terrible thing to waste."  Well ladies, God thinks so too!  He has given us our minds to use to bring glory and honor to His name, are you wasting it away with wrong thinking??  I ask you to take that step with me today toward eliminating those improper thought habits that can only conform us to the pattern of this world. Instead let's allow the Word of God to transform us to the image and likeness of Jesus Christ!  

Philip. 2:5, "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"  

How about it, ladies?  Will you join me?  Scripture says we will be better able to prove the will of God in our lives, better able to discern and obey it!  Can you obey God with a reprobate mind??  The Bible says we can't....

Romans 8:7, "Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be."  

A renewed mind is an obedient mind, amen?  It is a mind fit for spiritual warfare and victory protected by the armor of God, the helmet of salvation!  Are you wearing yours today??  If not, I hope you'll "change your mind"!!  


God Bless,
Pam
Isaiah 60:1&2
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