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The Armor of Peace

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The Christian life is a battleship, not a cruise ship. I remember my buddy telling me that, and it's this beautiful reminder that you and I are at war. There is a battle, and this battle is primarily in our minds. In our text today, in Ephesians chapter 6, Paul tells us that you and I are in a war. He says to put on the full armor of God.

Notice how we put on the armor—our parents, our pastors, or our friends cannot put on this armor for us. We put it on, and the primary way that we put it on is through prayer, through reminding ourselves of who we are and whose we are, and reminding ourselves of the resources that we have as believers.

Put On the Peace

Notice what Paul says. He says, "For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News." What peace is he talking about? When you and I said yes to Jesus, we became at peace with God. See, before we said yes to Jesus, we were actually at war with God. We were enemies of God. When we responded to the Good News of the Gospel, we became at peace with God.

Here's what that does. When I'm at peace with somebody, it gives me boldness and courage to approach God. Paul's reminding us, "Put on these sandals of peace."

Moving with the Gospel

What are sandals used for? For moving and standing. Well, when we move, Paul reminds us to move with the Good News of the Gospel. As I'm moving, as I'm making decisions in life, I am moving with the Gospel. What's the Gospel? It's what Jesus did for us and who He is.

I remind myself that, because of what Jesus did for me, I am more than a conqueror. I have all that I need. The promise of the Gospel is that His presence goes before me. As I'm moving in life, I'm moving with these sandals of peace. I'm at peace with God. There is an assurance that I have that no matter what happens, even if things change all around me—I can have a diagnosis, I can lose my job—but that doesn't take away my peace with God. Paul wants us to know that.

Standing in the Gospel

As we are in a war in our minds, he reminds us, "Don't forget that you have these shoes called peace." Then the shoes are also for standing. When the troubles of this life, when trials come our way, Paul wants us to understand that we need to stand in the Gospel. We move with the Gospel, but we also stand with the Gospel because we're at peace.

We're not going to let the trials destroy us. No, we're going to let the trials develop us, because we are a people that have resources. Paul is saying, tap into these resources. You have the armor of God. Now use it.

I think, so often, we wonder why we get stuck in the Christian life where we're like, I'm not growing. I need to be farther along by now, while neglecting the resources that God has given us. Paul wants us to understand, use the resources that God has given you.

Fully Prepared

He says in our verse again, "Put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared." Maybe you're reading and you're like, I'm not at peace with God. In fact, I'm an enemy of God. I want to remind you today, the most freeing decision you can make is to give your life to Jesus. When you give your life to Jesus, now you become at peace with God.

I want to close with this question: Do you know the Prince of Peace? If you don't, His name is Jesus. I want to encourage you—give your life to Him today.

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