God's truth provides the foundation for the rest of our spiritual armor. Paul begins with the **belt of truth** because Satan's major attack against believers is *falsehood* and *deception.* With three types of "truth" to discern — *objective* truth, *relative* truth, and *postmodern* truth — we ...

A believer without a spiritual **breastplate** is leaving his heart open to the enemy's attacks. We might be tempted to start seeking victory over the evil that is so prevalent in the world around us. However, the Bible reminds us that we must first begin by overcoming the evil within our own hea...

The main function of the Roman **shoe** was to provide stability when soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat. God's peace provides the stability we need in our lives as believers when we are standing against our enemy. The hectic pace of our society and multitude of problems that come at us dail...

Soldiers used their **shields** to protect their bodies from fiery arrows and to stop the fire from spreading. Satan’s goal has always been to get us to doubt the integrity of God. His intentions are not necessarily to hurt us physically but to cause us to question who God is and what He has said...

God provides us with the **helmet of salvation** to protect our minds as we confront the enemy’s attempts to confuse us. Satan recognizes that a negative thought or false idea has the potential to lead us down a spiral of destruction. We need the wisdom dispensed by God Himself, which allows us t...

As every soldier knows, it takes more than a good defense to win a fight. For this reason, the Lord has also given us an offensive weapon. The **sword of the Spirit,** is a mighty blade that cuts through any obstacle that may try to block
our spiritual progress. It offers us a sharp and highly-h...