December 7 "Beguiled" Ephesians 6

We wrestle not only flesh and blood.  We wrest principalities who know a thousand ways of "beguiling my soul."  The devil knows me through-and-through.  Those intimate things that I carry.  Those secrets that belong only to me.  Those holes in my heart. Oh for grace to resist.  Resist Him and he will flee. 

Here in Ephesians 6 are the heavy-armed pieces that protect the face of our lives.  Not the back.  A girdle.  A helmet.  A breastplate. Leg armor.  A sword.  Nothing for the back side.

A single text, rightly divided and applied.
A single prayer, fastens the armor to our lives.

"We must pray with all kinds of prayer---public, private, secret, social, solitary, solemn, sudden."  Matthew Henry.
Our Redeemer draws nigh to us.  Our Redeemer is Almighty.
His Power is present in our wrestle when we face the hard things of life.
When we turn away, there is no armor for the back. 

COME BOLDLY:  Timeless Prayers
Dear Father, We do confess our need for You.  We see daily the provocations, the problems, the prayerlessness.  We cry for mercy to live full-faced before the enemies of our soul, even oursleves.  And we thank you a thousand times over for all the favors!

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