God's Will Continued: Be Strong In The Lord, Part #2. How?
Put on the full armor of God in order to overcome the Devil's strategy. Ephesian 6:11 It seems very clear that it really is God's will to be strong in the Lord. As a matter of fact, there is no question about this. The big question is, "Why is it important to be strong in the Lord, and in His mighty power?" First of all, one answer is obvious: Who wants to be weak? I doubt anyone wants to be weak; therefore, it's also obvious our Heavenly Parent probably wants you and me to be strong as well. If you gaze a little closer, at our passage, you will also see a second vital motive: God want's us to "overcome." The only way to do this is to be strong enough to be an overcomer. This takes me back to my boot camp days. At the very beginning of this basic military training, we were taken to a place called "The Confidence Course." This place, we were told, would be something we could easily "negotiate!" To negotiate this we were told w...