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by Elder Lin Brown

Eph 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Rom 4:20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

Rom 5:1&2 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

1 Cor 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

1 Cor 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

2 Cor 1:24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand. 

2 Cor 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

1 Th 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

2 Th 1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

1 Tim 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

Heb 10:22 & 23 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

1 Pet 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

1 Pet 5:8 & 9 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

This is a long list of scriptures , but each one important in its own right. The apostle Paul commands us to put on as part of the armour of God -the shield of faith. This shield is said to be able to quench all of the fiery darts of the devil. The apostle Peter tells us that we are to resist the devil in the faith . Have you ever wondered exactly what these fiery darts were? I might suggest that if you have wondered about that, then you have probably been hit by them. It is the shield of faith that is to quench the fire in those darts. They are things that the devil uses to either to tempt our minds to stray from the Holy God or they are things that the devil uses to cause us to focus on the physical circumstances and not see by faith the spiritual reality. They are the doubts and fears and yes even the questions that arise, that show our black heart of distrust of the purpose of God for His child. They are fiery because left to burn they will inflict grievous pain and sorrow. The shield of faith will repel any and all of those fiery darts before they find there mark. Apply this to your daily situation whatever it may be. That it is a shield of faith, implies that it is something that is ready at hand. So dear ones take up the shield of faith and stop those fiery darts before they hit.

 

 
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