The Law of
God
Lesson
40
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These Ten Commandments
that were given many thousands of
years ago, still mean the same as if
God just wrote them. My eternal
friend we can live the victorious
life in Christ and obey His
commandments. The Apostle Paul said,
“Put on the whole armor of God,
that you may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil. For we are
not contending against flesh and
blood, but against the
principalities, against the powers,
against the world rulers of this
present darkness, against the
spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places. Therefore take on
the full armor of God, that you may
be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all, to stand.
“Stand therefore,
having girded your loins with truth,
and having put on the breastplate of
righteousness, and shod your feet
with the equipment of the gospel of
peace, above all, taking the
shield of faith, with will
quench all the flaming darts of the
evil one. And take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of
the spirit, which is the word
of God.” (Ephesians
6:10-17).
Notice this armor
carefully, for you, too, must wear it
if you would live victoriously. First
there is the garment of truth;
next the breastplate of righteousness;
then the shoes of peace, the
shield of faith, the helmet of
salvation, and finally the
sword of the Spirit, “which
is the Word of God.”
Obviously
this armor is not material but
spiritual. It has to do with the mind
and the heart rather than the body.
But, once donned, it will preserve
the whole being from “all the
flaming darts of the evil one.”
Truth will give
us certainly and keep our thoughts
balanced and reasonable. Righteousness
will give us the confidence and free
us from fear of criticism.
Peace will give
us the gentleness and enable us to
ignore all slights and slurs upon our
character and the way of life.
Faith will give
us the courage and buoyancy and place
all disappointments and hardships in
their true perspective.
The Word of God will
supply every weapon we need in our
warfare with the powers of darkness.
Like the flaming sword over the gate
of Eden, it will turn “every
way” in the battle with evil.
Notice particularly
that the last piece of equipment
suggested by the apostle-“the
Word of God.” That of course, is
the Bible. Your Bible!
This means that the
very Book you have in your home can
help you triumph over every
difficulty, every sorrow, every
setback, and live victoriously here
and hereafter.
Quiz:
1.
Do you think the Ten Commandments
written by God are sufficient for
your life?
2.
What valuable lessons have you
learned or gleaned from this lesson?
3.
Will faith alone get you to the
kingdom of God?
4.
Do think we should fear God and His
coming judgments?
5.
After reading about different people
from the past in the Bible, do you
feel that you have the same
opportunity to be with Jesus as they
did?
6.
Do you feel that the devil and his
evil forces are really closing in on
you sometimes?
7.
Do you feel that the time has come
for you to be a light in the
world?
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