STAND FIRM: Strength of the Lord

Ephesians 6:10-12

30 Day Prayer Challenge September 1-30

- Ephesians 6:10-12

- STAND FIRM = is a military term that speaks of holding your ground while under attack.

- STAND FIRM in the strength of the Lord. v. 10

- You can be greatly used of God when you acknowledge and admit you can't do something in your strength and ability.

- In Jesus, you have every resource you need to STAND FIRM.

- How is this accomplished? Putting on the full armor of God. v. 11a

- STAND FIRM against the schemes of the devil. v. 11-12

- The devil opposes everything God does.

- The struggle is real. It is a life and death, hand-to-hand combat against the enemy.

- The struggle is not against a person.

- The struggles is against

- rulers & powers = high ranking demons

- world forces of this darkness = demons of nations and political systems that oppose God.

- spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places = demons involved in the most vile and perverted sins.

So STAND FIRM: In the strength of the Lord

Against the schemes of the devil