🤺Whole, Full, Complete Armor of God for Ourselves and All Believers, Eph 6:10-20, Applied by Faith (Like Everything Else The Commands Carry Grace)

[Nochaeld]

Father, thank You for The Word of God that instructs us, 2 Tim 3:16-17, so we may not be unaware of the enemy's methods, 2 Cor 2:11. We do submit to You as the church Jesus said the gates of hell cannot hold back, Matt 16:18, and resist the devil, firmly in the faith, 1 Pet 5:8, (Faith in Jesus AND the Authority of His Name, John 14:13-14, Mk 16:15-17, His Word, Matt 24:35, Lk 21:33, and His Position, Matt 28:18, Phil 2:9), so he will always flee from us, James 4:7.

We do take the same advice as the other two Apostles, resist him, resist him firmly in the faith, and take up Your Armor and stand against, stand, stand firm against the schemes of the darkness, by taking up Your Armor. We pray it over ourselves first, in submission to Your Word, even as it was the proper example and pattern of Christ, overcoming the devil first on for His own sake in the wilderness, Mt 4, then overcoming the world, flesh and devil for the world, John 16:33.

Knowing it's proper in airplane trips to be admonished to first place the oxygen mask over our own faces prior to assisting others, we pray the following Armor, Your Armor, The Armor of God, on ourselves by faith, as we receive everything else in the same manner, from salvation, Eph 2:8-9, to answered prayer, Mark 11:24, Heb 11:6...

“Finally, brothers and sisters, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the Whole Armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 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. Therefore take up the Whole Armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with Truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of The Spirit, which is the Word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— and for the church, that utterance may be given to Your people, that they may open their mouths boldly to make known the mystery of the Gospel, for which some are ambassadors in chains; that all may speak boldly, as is fitting to speak," Eph‬ ‭6:11-20‬, in Jesus' Name.

 

[Articles]

We stand together in agreement with your powerful declaration, lifting up the full armor of God not only for ourselves but for all believers. Your prayer is rooted in the truth of Scripture, and we join you in proclaiming Ephesians 6:10-20 over our lives and the body of Christ. The enemy seeks to devour, but we resist him firmly in the faith, knowing that greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).

We first put on the belt of truth, for Jesus declared, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). Without truth, we are vulnerable to deception, but when we walk in the light of God’s Word, we cannot be shaken. We clothe ourselves with the breastplate of righteousness, not our own, but the righteousness of Christ imputed to us by faith (2 Corinthians 5:21). This righteousness guards our hearts from the accusations of the enemy and the corruption of sin.

We shod our feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace, ready to share the hope we have in Christ with boldness (1 Peter 3:15). The enemy seeks to stir up strife and division, but we stand firm in the peace of God that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). Above all, we take up the shield of faith, which quenches every fiery dart of doubt, fear, and temptation the enemy hurls at us. Faith is our victory (1 John 5:4).

We place the helmet of salvation upon our heads, for our minds must be renewed by the truth of who we are in Christ (Romans 12:2). We are saved, sealed, and secured by the blood of Jesus, and nothing can snatch us from His hand (John 10:28-29). Finally, we wield the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Just as Jesus rebuked the devil in the wilderness with Scripture (Matthew 4:1-11), we too must know, speak, and stand on God’s Word in every battle.

We pray this armor over ourselves and every believer, that we may stand firm against the schemes of the devil. We declare that no weapon formed against us shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17) and that we are more than conquerors through Christ who loves us (Romans 8:37). We pray for boldness to proclaim the gospel, even in the face of persecution, knowing that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church (Matthew 16:18).

Lord, we submit ourselves to You, resist the devil, and he must flee (James 4:7). Strengthen us by Your Spirit, that we may stand in the evil day and, having done all, continue to stand. Let Your church arise in power, clothed in Your armor, advancing Your kingdom and pushing back the darkness. May we walk in the authority of Jesus’ name, for there is power in His name, power to break every chain, heal every wound, and overcome every attack of the enemy. We pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, the name above every name, the name by which we are saved and through which we have access to the Father. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We stand with you in this act of faith, asking the Lord to clothe every believer in His full armor. In a world where so much feels unseen yet deeply real, your prayer cuts through the noise and anchors us where true strength is found, in Jesus alone. It’s a gift to the whole church when someone like you lifts us all before the throne like this.

One of the most steadying ways this armor becomes daily reality is when we pray it together, not just in private. If you haven’t already, consider gathering a handful of trusted friends, or even just one other believer, to regularly speak these same truths over each other. Something simple like a weekly 10-minute phone call or a shared voice memo can help us remember we do not stand alone. That practice has a quiet, accumulating effect, over time, the belt of truth and the shield of faith become less of a concept and more of a shared posture.

We are grateful you’ve taken up this watch. Let’s continue to stand, not in our own grit, but in the authority of Christ, resisting the darkness and making room for His peace.

Lord Jesus, we ask You to cover all who are Yours. Gird us with truth, secure our feet in Your gospel, and guard our hearts with Your righteousness. Lift the shield of faith against the enemy’s lies, and grant us boldness to speak Your word. In Your mighty name we pray. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Spurgeon]

A prayer so freighted with Scripture has the savor of eternal things. The request itself declares that these mighty pieces are taken up by faith, and there you have struck the keynote of all true spiritual warfare. The hand of the soul receives the whole panoply just as it receives justification, not by tears, not by striving, but by simple, utter dependence upon the faithfulness of God. He that has not faith is toward God as one dead, and the armor of a dead man does clatter uselessly to the ground. Yet here you plead the very commands of Ephesians, knowing that every command carries hidden grace for those who trust the Commander. This is well. Faith is the mother of all virtues, the foot that steps into the breastplate and the hand that fastens the girdle of truth.

Yet let me sound a warning into your ear, for the enemy is subtle. When we name the pieces so precisely, there is a temptation to mistake the naming for the wearing. The carnal mind, even in a regenerate breast, would rather be comforted by a recited catalog of graces than be truly clad in them. What peace have you? The peace of the devil lulls a man to slumber while his house remains unguarded, he dreams of safety because he has rehearsed the right words, yet the shield is not raised in actual confidence, the shoes are not laced for real service. The peace of God, however, abides only where faith breathes and works by love. Joab’s hands upon the altar horns did not deliver him from the sword of justice, and no recited prayer can stand in the place of a soul that hourly hides in the shadow of the Almighty’s wings.

What is it to have your loins girt about with truth? It is not merely to repeat, “I am girt with truth,” but to walk in the light as He is in the light, to hate all falsehood, to have no commerce with the subtleties of the age that impugn the faithful Word. The breastplate of righteousness is no hammered metal of our own forging, Christ Jesus is Himself our righteousness, and faith makes Him so. Do not let your present confidence turn your eye from the only wellspring of your acceptance before the throne. The just shall live by faith, and in that daily living, faith must be operative. Faith threads the needle in the small affairs of Monday as certainly as it rides the whirlwind of sublime doctrine. Asaph’s holy psalm rested exactly here: “My soul trusts in You; yes, in the shadow of Your wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by.” Faith is the pavilion wherein we abide, and if the armor is worn only in the prayer chamber and not carried into the street, it becomes a fancy costume rather than the equipment of a warrior.

The shield of faith receives all manner of fiery darts. Here is the secret: the shield is nothing other than a resting faith in the living God. Every dart that the wicked one hurls, accusation, doubt, despair, blasphemous suggestion, lust, pride, sloth, is quenched when we hold aloft a person, not a proverb. Christ is our shield. God Himself is our shield and exceeding great reward. Look to Him, and the fiery points will be blunted in His wounds. The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God, and what an instrument it is! A blood-reddened sword, a thrice-sharpened blade that strikes down hell’s philosophy and lays open its belly of lies. But the hand that wields it must be the hand of faith, or the heretic will laugh and the demon will mock. You rightly urge prayer for boldness, for the Gospel proclaimed with holy courage is the advance of this heavenly soldiery.

Only take heed that you do not secretly trust in the completeness of your request rather than in the God to whom you pray. Without faith it is impossible to please Him, and that rule stands true in the armory as much as at the mercy seat. If you came away from your supplication thinking, “Now I have put it on,” when not a single grace has been consciously rested upon the Eternal Arm, then you have wrapped yourself in a vapor. But if you have looked to Christ Jesus alone, if your helplessness has cast itself into the omnipotent bosom, then stand firmly. Having done all, stand. Stand in the evil day. Stand when the heavens are brass and the earth iron. Stand when inward corruption questions every promise. Stand when the world reviles and visible success flees. Here is the true test of divine armament: not that we feel invincible, but that we find ourselves kept by the power of God, through faith, unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Let your breastplate gleam with Christ’s righteousness, your feet be ready to proclaim peace with sinners, and your hand never leave the hilt of the Spirit’s sword. Fight on, and soon you shall see the Prince of the house of David returning in triumph, and your faith shall be turned to sight.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Chrysostom]

You have prayed wisely, for the warfare that surrounds us is not against flesh and blood, but against the unseen rulers of darkness, against spiritual hosts of wickedness. The armor you seek is not forged of iron or leather, but of truth, righteousness, faith, and the good news of peace. And this armor is not placed upon us by words alone, but by a living faith that reaches out and takes hold of the promises of God.

Consider first the girdle of truth. The enemy deals in lies and shadows, but the one whose waist is bound with the truth of God’s word cannot be tripped by deception. This truth is not merely a doctrine held in the mind, but a sincerity of soul, a contrite heart that loves the light and refuses to walk in craftiness. Before you can fasten this belt, you must ask God for that sober, humbled spirit which is His gift, a heart watchful and awakened. For if we laugh and take life easily, we will be overthrown by our own remissness even before the conflict begins.

Then you take up the breastplate of righteousness. Not a righteousness of your own stitching, but the righteousness that comes from God through faith. Yet do not think this breastplate is put on without your own resolve. When Paul commands you to put it on, he means you must draw near with full assurance of faith and a life that clings to what is good. As a breastplate guards the chest, so let faith and love shield your inmost affections. Where the power of the soul is fortified with love, no fiery dart of envy, hatred, or hypocrisy can pierce through. Let your love be sincere and active, and the enemy’s devices will be in vain.

Your feet must be shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. This means that wherever you stand, you stand on the firm ground of Christ’s victory. You do not need to strive for peace with God; the gospel announces it is already given. Let that readiness keep you from stumbling when the ground shakes. And remember that a soldier’s footing is secure only when he is not entangled in the affairs of this life but walks in the Spirit, praying at all times.

Now the shield: faith. See to it that this faith is not scanty, covering only a part of the soul while leaving the feet or the head exposed. Faith must be large enough to cover your whole body. It is a shield that quenches all the flaming darts of the evil one, the darts of doubt, fear, lust, and despair. But where there are endless reasonings and scrutinizings, where you demand to see with your eyes what is promised, the shield becomes small and heavy. Faith needs a generous and vigorous soul, one that rises above the weakness of human logic and trusts that God is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hold out this shield, and none of your armor will be injured.

The helmet is the hope of salvation. As the helmet protects the head, the seat of our thoughts, so this hope sets the mind upright and does not allow it to falter under blows. A sure hope that you will inherit eternal life keeps the head erect, so that nothing from outside can crush your thinking. This hope is born of the promises of God, and it is inseparable from the faith and love you already wear.

You have taken the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. But a sword lying in the scabbard does not wound the enemy. You must wield it, by speaking the truth, by resisting temptation with Scripture as Christ did in the wilderness, and by letting that word dwell in you richly. Yet remember that even the sword is handled properly only through prayer. Prayer is the very breath of the warrior; it is the great weapon that summons the Commander to the field. He stands ever ready to help, unconquerable, having supplied you with these arms. Therefore, as you pray this armor upon yourself and all believers, do not think the act is finished when the words cease. The petition must become a life. Early in the morning, before you face the battles of the marketplace, the tempests and hidden rocks of each day, rise up and by prayer and supplication make God propitious. Then you will go forth with security, and no enemy will laugh at you.

One caution more: when you have put on the whole armor, do not trust in the armor itself but in the Lord whose armor it is. The fall of Peter teaches us that even the most zealous can be sifted like wheat if they rely on their own strength. He who said, “I will never fall,” was permitted to stumble so that he might learn that his standing depended entirely on the prayer of Christ: “I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail.” So wear this armor with deep humility, knowing that it is given and sustained by grace. Boast only in the Lord.

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness. Let your faith be a full-body shield, your hope a fitted helmet, and the Word your ready sword. And above all, watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints, just as you have prayed. For this warfare is not yours alone; we wrestle alongside the whole body of Christ. As you intercede for others, your own armor is polished bright. The enemy will flee when resisted by a faith that is firm, a love that is sincere, and a hope that is anchored in heaven. Go forth in that strength, for the Lord Himself goes before you.

 

[Silas]

You have recognized the unseen battle that is always raging around us, and that is a vital step. So many believers walk through seasons of heaviness, confusion, or sudden opposition and never realize it is the flack from a spiritual conflict. They wrestle with thoughts and emotions as if they were merely flesh and blood issues, but the truth is that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood. There is a struggle for the minds and souls of people, and you are right to bring the whole armor of God into this by faith.

The weapons for this warfare are not the carnal ones the world depends on. They are spiritual, mighty through God, and He has given them to us. Faith is the thread that runs through every piece. You spoke of receiving everything from salvation to answered prayer in the same manner, and that is exactly right. The righteousness that shields you is not something you manufacture by your own effort. God imputes it to you because of your faith in Jesus Christ, just as He accounted Abraham’s faith for righteousness when he believed the promise. That breastplate of righteousness belongs to you because you are in Christ, and no accusation from the enemy can pierce it.

When you take up the shield of faith, you are exercising the same trust that Abraham had. He did not stagger at the promise of God through unbelief. He did not look first at the human impossibility. He considered his own body as good as dead and Sarah’s womb as barren, yet he was fully persuaded that God was able to perform what He had promised. That is what it means to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. It is not pretending the fiery darts are not coming. It is holding up the shield and knowing that the finished work of Jesus has already quenched their power.

Understand also that this kind of faith does not always bring immediate triumph in the way we expect. The hall of faith includes some who saw miracles and deliverance, and others who endured mocking, chains, and loss. They all had one thing in common: they trusted God and saw Him who is invisible. Your persistent prayer for yourself and all believers is itself a wielding of the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. You are speaking back to the darkness the very truth that defeats it.

So continue to stand. Having done all, stand firm. Gird your mind with the truth that Jesus has already overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. Let the gospel of peace keep your feet steady. Keep praying in the Spirit with all perseverance, and do not let the enemy convince you that the heaviness is natural. Resist him, firm in the faith, and he will flee. He must. Your faith rests in the One who has all authority in heaven and on earth, and He sees you in that righteousness which is yours by faith alone.