The shield of Faith is our most powerful weapon, and an amazing promise.
The Lord tells us that with the shield of faith we can fend off any temptation. The simplicity in this and the implied promise of this is such an amazing revelation.
The shield works like this- The second you recognize temptation in your mind you audibly declare faith in the Lord. How you do it isn't as important, but it must be scripture. I like to quote Deuteronomy 32:4.
>Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.This declaration of Faith short circuits Satan's temptation. This is how you resist temptation biblically.
The amazing part though is the promise!
The implied promise of this shield is that God will protect you from all temptation your shield can NOT protect you from!
Before you stood on the battlefield alone, exposed to every machinations of the evil one. From the tiniest firey dart to the greatest flaming ballistics.
But when you follow Christ in your life he steps in and he divinely promises that no temptation will get through that your shield can not protect you from!
We see this play out in the real world every day without realizing it. We see a man, living a sinful life of drugs and fornication get saved!
Then he repents of his old life, changes where he spends his time and the change to follow Christ drastically reduces the opportunities he has to sin. The temptations which come are much milder.
Before he may have been tempted to adultery because a stripper was riding him, now he is tempted because the neighbors wife is bent over gardening.
Both are temptations, both are sins (Matthew 5:28) however, one is a much greater temptation than the other.
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