Among the duties of life that I tend to neglect are washing the car, bathing the dog, mowing the lawn, and visiting the dentist. You could probably make a list of duties that you neglect as well. Neglect is not limited to our physical duties. It often creeps into our spiritual duties as well. Transition […]
In a running relay race, the first runner must pass on his baton to the next runner. He must pass it within a short period. The next runner must not drop it. If the second runner does not receive and carry the baton, they will lose the race no matter how fast they run. Today, […]
Read Ephesians 6:10-18. Our spiritual armour includes standing on God’s truth, on His righteousness, and in His peace. It includes grasping faith in God, wearing salvation’s assurance, and wielding the Spirit’s Bible sword. God follows this with a charge to pray. Charles Spurgeon, the well-known English Baptist preacher of the 1800’s said, “When you cannot […]
In spiritual warfare as in physical warfare, the effectiveness of any weapon is directly proportionate to the efficiency of the one operating it. For this reason, during a late, great war, the U.S. Army assigned a new recruit one rifle which he kept throughout his training. It became a part of him. The recruit handled […]
When we arrived back in Australia after our recent trip to the USA, we were reminded of the benefits of Australian citizenship. While non-citizens waited in long slow lines, we inserted our passports into a machine that took our photo. We then moved to a short line answered a couple of questions and were sent […]
A shield is a thin, flat, hard, object that blocks intruders. A car’s windscreen is a shield that blocks the wind, rain, cold, and bugs, that fly at the car when travelling. A raincoat is a shield that blocks rain. Safety glasses shield the eyes from flying particles. In Proverbs 30:5, we read, “Every word […]
Two painters were asked to paint a picture illustrating peace. The first painted a beautiful evening scene in the foreground of which was a lake, its surface absolutely calm and unruffled. Trees surrounded it, meadows stretched away to the distant cattle gently browsing; a little cottage, the setting sun-all spoke of perfect rest. The second […]
In the warm climates of North, Central, and South America lives a small animal called an Armadillo. Because the armadillo has only small teeth well back in its mouth, it cannot bite in self-defence. Thus, for its protection, God gave the Armadillo body armour. It is made up of many small plates of bony armour […]
Several times in our travels, we have stopped on the island of Guam. Houses on Guam are made of cement, rooves, and all. Many houses also have solid shutters for the windows. You see, Guam often endures powerful cyclones and they want their houses to be still standing after the storm passes. That is the […]
When I was in Bible College, I was on the wrestling team for several weeks until I got hurt. During that time, I learned that wrestling is not easy. It requires much strength, endurance, and skill. Ephesians 6:12 states that “we wrestle” with the forces of evil. In the context of putting on God’s armour, […]