It was a bad thing to go into battle centuries ago without a shield.
For you had no protection against arrows.
Even if you had a sword in your dominant hand, the shield in the other offered vital protection against what your sword couldn’t stop.
A shield provided security.
We don’t fight today with arrows but we still need a shield.
A spiritual shield.
Why?
Because Satan DOES fight with arrows.
And he’s shooting them all the time in the form of temptations, lies and mean-spirited verbal attacks from people.
We all know the sting and disruption that comes with dropping the shield of faith because of laziness or pride or both.
It’s not a good time.
But good can come from it if we learn to keep the shield ready at all times.
God wants us to feel secure at all times. That’s why He gave us His Word to describe the perfect path that keeps us under His covering protection. Psalm 18:30 tells us a bit about that path:
“God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.”
Satan will always keep firing arrows of lies and insults and temptations at us. But if we’ll stay in the Word and stand in the middle of God’s path, those lies and temptations will bounce off the shield.
You know, it’s a good thing when we hear that spiritual “clang” of another temptation arrow biting the dust.
Read the Word every day, my friend. And rejoice when you hear the “clang.”
As always, I love you
Martin
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