Know Your Creator - Commander / Know Your Enemy / Know Your Weapon and Walk in Victory!

Scripture calls us OVERCOMERS (I John 4:1-6 & Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21. We are told that we are MORE THAN CONQUERERS (Romans 8:37)All 3 in Ephesians 6:10-18 / 9-18-24 I. The Whole Armor of God - Ephesians    6:10-18 (“stand” - 3x)   •   James 4:7-10, sin weakens us; opens us up to being wounded    •   I Peter 5:1-7, 8-10: humility, alertness (prepared not paranoid), resist by standing firm on the faith”)(The Primary Focus of this passage of this truth of Spiritual Warfare is Jesus, not a Roman Soldier and not Satan. The Lord fights for us and with us)   •   The Lord’s Strength - 6:10   •   The Lord’s Armor - 6:11   •   The Lord’s Enemy - 6:12   •   “Having done all” - 6:13   •   The belt of truthfulness - 6:14   •   The sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God - 6:17 (II Cor. 10:5)   •   God’s weapons are effective and successful - Our weapons are not. Our strategies make things worse: isolation, keeping struggles a secret, relying on self-determination    •   Defend and Attack - mostly defendI. The Goal is Victory, not Comfort    1.   Know Your Commander/Creator -   2.   Know Your Enemy -    3.   Know Your Weapon -    •   Delight in God’s Word - Ps. 1:2A   •   Meditate on God’s Word - Ps. 1:2b   •   Trust in God’s Word - Ps. 19:7-9   •   Value God’s Word - Ps. 19:10-11   •   Purified by God’s Word - Ps. 119:9   •   Protected by God’s Word - Ps. 119:11; Matthew 4:1-11; Ephesians 6:10-18 (Scripture provides, protects, defends)   •   Directed by God’s Word - Ps. 119:105   •   Saved by God’s Word - Luke 16:27-31   •   Made holy by God’s Word - John 17:17   •   Examined by God’s Word - Hebrews 4:12