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Timely Insights into God's Word from Khandielese Reyes | |
This Weeks Message- (scripture taken from King James Version) "STAND WITH THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD" Finally,
my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be
able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For
we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities against powers, against
the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with
TRUTH, and having on the breastplate of RIGHTEOUSNESS; and your feet shod
with the preparation of the GOSPEL OF PEACE; Above all, taking the shield of FAITH,
wherewith ye shall be able to quench the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of SALVATION, and the
sword of the Spirit, which is THE WORD OF GOD: PRAYING ALWAYS with all
prayer and supplication IN THE SPIRIT, and watching thereunto with all perseverance
and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I
may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that
therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
(Eph 6:10-20) TRUTH Every
professing believer will at some time in his/her life be tested, tried, and undergo many
spiritual attacks from the enemy. There will
be times when the attacks will be so fierce where it appears theres no end in sight,
and one may become weary in feeling defeated in some way and be tempted to give up (as
many have already experience and many are experiencing at present), and there will be
times the attacks will not be so difficult but will appear to be minor
annoyances. However, no matter what level of
intensity the trial may be, we will not be victorious in winning the battle, IF we leave
the ARMOR OF GOD behind in an attempt to fight
the battle with the flesh. For we cannot
fight that which is spiritually demonic, with the things of the flesh. We need the armor to win, we need the armor to be
victorious, we need the armor to quench the
fiery darts of the wicked. A
part of the armor is TRUTH, and we
must WALK in TRUTH. Notice here in the
scriptures the word says: Having your loins girt about with TRUTH, therefore it is clear the word
Truth in this passage of scriptures speaks of INTEGRITY for if it had meant
anything other than, the scriptures would
have read Having
your loins girt about with THE TRUTH, but instead it simply reads as
Truth. Thus, it is evident this
is speaking of how we live our lives and how we relate one to another. The word of God declares: Wherefore
putting away lying, speak every man TRUTH with his neighbour: for we are MEMBERS one of
another. (Eph 5:25) Therefore,
we must make it a practice to live honest and truthful lives, that of integrity as did our
Lord. For one who lies cannot possibly stand
against the father of ALL lies when being accused. How
can one who practice lying, battle against the one who spoke the very first lie and have
continued in lying ever since? We must strive
to be truthful always in ALL things, speaking the truth in LOVE, having the character of
Christ Jesus our Lord. As
we gird ourselves with truth, we also then must put on the breastplate of RIGHTEOUSNESS. Now, this righteousness here is not same as the
scripture passage in 2nd Cor 5:21, where it reads: For he
hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God IN him. For
this scripture refers to we being made righteous THROUGH the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF
CHRIST because our sins were placed upon HIM where HE then paid the price with his life
for them. Therefore, when one comes to the
Father in REPENTANCE, God no longer sees that individuals sin because the sin
has been covered by HIS blood, but sees the RIGHTEOUSNESS of CHRIST JESUS through the
repentant heart of the believer! The
righteousness referred in Eph 6:14 speaks of the believers character and his/her deeds. This
is something we must practice, not something that is automatically given once an
individual is born again. This
righteousness is a way of life. It
is one whose character is good, upright, morally correct, virtuous, one who choose to live
righteously before God and man. This is part
of the Armor of God, and every believer must always have this breastplate of righteousness
ON. The
word then tells us that we are to shod our feet with the preparation of the Gospel
of Peace. There are two
things we do with our feet. We STAND, and we
WALK. When we come to the place where we
cannot move further, where obstacles seem to be blocking the pathway, then we must STAND
on that which we know to be the truth, remembering the things weve learned of the
Holy Spirit when we first HEARD the Gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord, the Gospel of Peace
which is our very foundation. Our feet must
always be prepared to simply STAND, but when we walk, wherever our feet would take us, we
MUST always be prepared to now SHARE the Gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord with all whom we
come in contact with as EVERYONE deserves an opportunity to HEAR as we have HEARD and
BELIEVE as we have BELIEVED, the GOSPEL OF PEACE, the GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. When we stand on the Gospel and when we
deliver the Gospel to others, it defeats the plans of the enemy. But,
before we can stand and before we can deliver this Gospel, we must FIRST have the FAITH to believe. For how can one convince
another of the TRUTH if he/she has difficulty believing themselves? The word of God says: ABOVE ALL take the shield of FAITH for
WITHOUT FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God. If
we do not BELIEVE in that which we speak (regarding the scriptures) and that which we
proclaim to stand on, then our speech and our standing is of NO effect, it is useless. FAITH
IS the substance of things hoped for, FAITH IS
the evidence of things not seen. We must
believe that what is written in the scriptures is TRUTH, and that EVERY WORD that has been
sent forth will NEVER return back to the Lord void. We
MUST put our FAITH and TRUST in the Lord for ALL THINGS without wavering, without doubt
for the scriptures declare: But let him ask in FAITH, NOTHING wavering. For he that waverth is like a wave of the sea
driven with the wind and tossed. For let
not that man think that he shall receive ANYTHING of the Lord. A double minded man is UNSTABLE in ALL his
ways. (James 1:6-8) And the
Lord spoke these words in the book of Mark Chapter 11 vs 23-24 For
verily I say unto you, That WHOSOEVER shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and
be thou cast into the sea; AND SHALL NOT DOUBT IN HIS HEART, but shall BELIEVE
that those things which he saith shall come to pass, HE shall have WHATSOEVER he saith.
Therefore I say unto you, WHAT THINGS SOEVER ye desire, WHEN YE PRAY, BELIEVE that
ye RECEIVED them, and ye shall HAVE THEM
We
must also take with us always when putting on the Armor of God, the Helmet of SALVATION remembering that salvation is a
GIFT, and should be received as such with thanksgiving and a repentant heart. Being reminded as well that because of this gift,
because we received it by FAITH, because we received the giver of this gift, Jesus Christ
our Lord, because we sincerely repented of our sins and have surrendered our hearts and
lives to Him, we are now no longer alienated from the Father, but having now received the
Spirit of adoption, we cry out ABBA FATHER, and are confident being now made sons and
daughters THROUGH THE SON, the Father hears our cries and answers. Now,
that weve girded ourselves with truth, and have put on the breastplate of
righteousness, now that we have our feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace
and have the shield of faith and helmet of salvation, we now NEED the SWORD which is THE WORD OF GOD. Every believer MUST carry the sword and MUST KNOW
how to USE the sword. For in the hour of
battle, you cannot rely SOLEY upon family, friends, and the Body of Christ to use the
sword for you as you will at times need to move quickly. YOU must know the operation of
the sword yourself. For what shall you do
when the enemy attacks if you have no knowledge of the sword? STUDY the sword and know how to quickly remove it
from its sheath when need be. Do not
place it upon a shelf and forget its usage for you must be prepared at all times to
plunge the sword into the lies of the wicked enemy and to severe the doubt and/or fear he
may try to bring upon you in the midst of the battle.
For he will attempt to defeat you in any way possible that he can, BUT the
Sword and your knowledge and faith in it will inevitably DEFEAT HIM AND HIS LIES
. KNOW the sword, BELIEVE on the sword and above all
USE the sword. For what good would it
do you, if it remains in its sheath? And
finally beloved brothers and sisters we must remember to KEEP PRAYING ALWAYS!
How often do we pray and how often do we pray for one another? Prayer is ABSOLUTELY essential for the believer,
and The bible says that we should pray ALWAYS for one another, not just when prayer is
requested by someone, but ALWAYS in THE SPIRIT should we pray one for another. We should also remember that prayer is not just a
time to utilize in always SEEKING from the Lord, but is also a time to give THANKS to the
Lord for ALL things. Ask, but give thanks as
well. Daily, let us pray for one another
giving praise and thanks to the Lord for the faith of our brethren who have withstood much
persecution and continue to stand in refusal to bow the knee to any other God, except
Jesus Christ our Lord. Remember one another
DAILY in prayer and forget not to give thanks to our Lord for All things. Daily my brothers and sisters, Stand With The Full Armor of God I love you all so very much. Have a blessed week in the Lord and remember: Whatever we do, do ALL for the GLORY of GOD, who ALONE is worthy of the GLORY and the PRAISE! The Lord be with you this day and always! Shalom Uvracha (Peace and Blessings)
.. Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, Holy,
Holy, Holy
KhandieleseLord God Almighty Daughter & Servant of the Lord God |
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