Spiritually Clothed

Imagine getting up in the morning and getting dressed for the day. You have your clothes on and then you need to put on more...


You grab up a protective skirt and pull it on. Then you snatch a protective vest and don that. Slipping your feet into some protective shoes you then reach for a shield, helmet, and a sword and now you're ready to start your day.

Can you imagine being dressed that way? Seriously? Maybe if you're in some medieval show or some such but as a rule people don't dress this way nowadays. Having protective gear on means you're in a job of some sort of danger. You could be in a SWAT team, or the Army, and your sword and shield well... a gun and no shield, or perhaps a shield but they're more rare, right?


The idea here being we are to ALWAYS be dressed in our Spiritual armor and that armor never changes no matter the year- a 1000 years ago, 2000 years ago, yesterday or today, it doesn't matter.


Spiritual clothing. The idea of putting on clothes is we are protecting ourselves with the clothing. Our spiritual clothing is our spiritual protection. We daily dress ourselves in our physical clothing and we need to daily dress in our spiritual clothing.


We need to put on our armor. The truth, Christ's righteousness, the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, the word of God.


If we have these things we are protected spiritually.


We need to pray for this protective armor always.


Tomorrow as you get dressed for the day question yourself, ask yourself if you have your spiritual clothing on. We really shouldn't go about our days until we are spiritually clothed. The wiles of the devil are many and when we aren't spiritually clothed and protected we are open to all of his assaults in whatever form he chooses to use against us.


By the grace and mercy of our Lord and Savior, in His righteousness, His amazing love may we be spiritually protected in our spiritual clothing through His power and might.


All glory and honor to God now and forever.


Amen!


Eph 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Eph 6:12 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.
Eph 6:13 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.
Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Eph 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Eph 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Eph 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Eph 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints