“Rise Of The Glorious Church Part 6!”
By Christopher J. Hardwick
Eph 6:10-12 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on
the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we
do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
We must begin to see from a Kingdom prospective. We are called as a bride to prepare
ourselves for Him! This is spending time in His presence and getting to really know Him! Then
we will begin to see His vision. He wants to see the lost saved, the sick healed, the dead raised,
the back slider restored, the oppressed set free, the nations disciple and His church become
glorious ,pure and without spot nor wrinkle. We must see His kingdom rapidly expanding to
the ends of the earth. This is going to require a battle! We first need to realize this is going to
require courage in the face of dark times. But our strength is going to come directly from the
Lord and power is His power released through us. We are told to put on the full armor of God,
that we may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Every piece of armor exposes
those schemes.
Schemes (Wiles) (Strongs): NT:3180 GREEK methodeia (meth-od-i'-ah); from a compound of
NT:3326 and NT:3593 [compare "method"]; travelling over, i.e. travesty (trickery): KJV - wile, lie
in wait.
Schemes: (Websters) scheme >noun 1 a systematic plan or arrangement for achieving a
particular object or effect. 2 a secret or underhand plan; a plot. 3 a particular ordered system
or pattern: verb 1 make plans in an underhand way; plot.
To sum up schemes, they are underhanded plans, plots and tricks designed to kill, steal and
destroy the people of God and render them ineffective. Next week we are going to look at a few
of the methods he uses and Gods strategies to expose them. Remember our strength and
power comes from the Lord! Make it a point to rest in His presence this week!
By Christopher J. Hardwick
Eph 6:10-12 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on
the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we
do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
We must begin to see from a Kingdom prospective. We are called as a bride to prepare
ourselves for Him! This is spending time in His presence and getting to really know Him! Then
we will begin to see His vision. He wants to see the lost saved, the sick healed, the dead raised,
the back slider restored, the oppressed set free, the nations disciple and His church become
glorious ,pure and without spot nor wrinkle. We must see His kingdom rapidly expanding to
the ends of the earth. This is going to require a battle! We first need to realize this is going to
require courage in the face of dark times. But our strength is going to come directly from the
Lord and power is His power released through us. We are told to put on the full armor of God,
that we may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Every piece of armor exposes
those schemes.
Schemes (Wiles) (Strongs): NT:3180 GREEK methodeia (meth-od-i'-ah); from a compound of
NT:3326 and NT:3593 [compare "method"]; travelling over, i.e. travesty (trickery): KJV - wile, lie
in wait.
Schemes: (Websters) scheme >noun 1 a systematic plan or arrangement for achieving a
particular object or effect. 2 a secret or underhand plan; a plot. 3 a particular ordered system
or pattern: verb 1 make plans in an underhand way; plot.
To sum up schemes, they are underhanded plans, plots and tricks designed to kill, steal and
destroy the people of God and render them ineffective. Next week we are going to look at a few
of the methods he uses and Gods strategies to expose them. Remember our strength and
power comes from the Lord! Make it a point to rest in His presence this week!
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