Shield of Faith
Devotions:
“Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” Ephesians 6:16 KJV
Paul says that we of most importance is our shield of faith. The enemy throws fiery darts at us that consist of accusations, fear, doubt, thoughts that the Father God does not really love us and so on. We need the shield of faith to defend ourselves against the lies Satan. Satan will try to get you to come under law and work to earn your salvation. If you do anything that is considered a sin, then God will reject you if you do not repent. The shield of faith says, "no, my salvation is not of myself but totally the work of God.
Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. So our shield of faith comes from us spending time meditating in His word that tells us who we are in the new creation.
Every dart of the enemy must be verbally answered with the word of God. Our faith is released through what we say. We must have faith in our own words as we speak God's word to our situation. Satan wants to get us on the downward spiral of condemnation and depression. The more we affirm God's love for us the more we use the shield of faith. It is not just speaking God's word but also believing that it is true and demonstrating this by our actions.