The Armor Of God: Remember Your Battle Cry
What does a battle cry have to do with putting on the armor of God? And what is our battle cry against evil? Our battle cry is essential for fighting the ever-present enemy of our souls and living victoriously! Today is part 2 in the series The Armor Of God. Let’s talk about our all-important battle cry!
Do you like war movies?
I must admit I like movies with battle scenes. Not the blood and guts and gore and death so much, well not that at all.
I usually watch battle scenes through the cracks between my fingers because my hands are cupped over my eyes. But what I do love about a battle scene, especially from a more ancient time, is the honor and conviction and comradery and good against evil of it all. I love the idea of standing for something bigger than the individual, something worth the cost!
And I love a good battle cry! Often loud and wild and coming from the very core of a person, these cries were made to sure up ranks and scare the enemy. A battle cry is not only effective but essential in battle.
A Lifelong Battle
Last week, we discussed the importance of recognizing that we are in a lifelong battle for our souls. Opting out or sitting on the sidelines is not an option, and the enemy we face is real, although unseen and behind the everyday activities in our lives!
He is sneaky and has schemes and strategies to take us down! But we are not left helpless, defenseless, weak, or defeated. We can be victorious warriors!
We are in a five-part series called THE ARMOR OF GOD. As Christians, it is vital and life-saving to not only know about the armor God gives us and commands us to take up and put on but to understand each part and use it every minute of every day!
If you have not read THE ARMOR OF GOD, PART 1, you can find it by clicking HERE.
The Armor Of God
Last week, we read that God tells us to STAND FIRM in the strength of HIS might and to put on the FULL ARMOUR OF GOD. God himself has equipped us for the battle we face. Actually, Paul says our battle is a struggle, which is often translated as wrestling. It is a close and intimate and near war encounter!
We are told to gird our loins with truth, to put on the breastplate of righteousness, and to shod our feet with the gospel. We are told to take up the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit. Ephesians 6:13-17.
But we must not forget another essential part of going into battle. It activates all the other parts and brings down from heaven the gifts we have there ready and at our disposal to be victorious against the enemy of our souls and God himself!
What Is My Battle Cry
WITH ALL PRAYER AND PETITION PRAY AT ALL TIMES IN THE SPIRIT, AND WITH THIS IN VIEW BE ON ALERT WITH ALL PERSEVERANCE AND PETITIONS FOR ALL THE SAINTS. Ephesians 6:18
Prayer! Prayer is our battle cry!
Is prayer a hard thing for you to do on an ongoing, consistent basis? I think prayer is a discipline. I’m not at all surprised that prayer can be so difficult for so many.
Just think, Satan surely knows the power prayer has to defeat him, so it makes sense that he will use his entire bag of tricks to make sure we do everything but pray.
Without prayer, our armor is ineffective. Without prayer, we cannot stand! Without prayer, we cannot see the unseen reality of our situation. Without prayer, we cannot see all the spiritual gifts stored in heavenly places, just waiting for us to access and use to defeat the evil one! Without prayer, we cannot win!
Open My Eyes
There once was a man of God named Elisha who enraged a great king. So the king set out at night to encircle the city where the prophet of God lived. He came with a great many horses, chariots, and an army.
The next morning, a servant of Elisha went out and found the chariots, horses, and army of Aram, the angry king, completely circling the city. The servant ran to Elisha, probably very frightened and filled with anxiety, and asked Elisha, “What shall we do?”
Elisha answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.”
And do you know what the servant saw? He saw the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha! 2 Kings 6: 15-17 The servant saw God’s army of heavenly army angels protecting them!
Just like Elisha, we need to pray for God to open our eyes and help us see beyond the physical, everyday distractions of life. We need to see that “those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
We need to pray for vision! We need to cry out in prayer just as those ancient warriors did before going into battle—loud and wild, not just from our core but from the very depths of our spirit!
I want to see this life through God’s eyes—to see the reality of the unseen! I want to be wowed by how I am encircled by armies, horses, and flaming chariots. I want my battle cry of prayer to call down every spiritual blessing, gift, and anything I need to stand firm and win the battle against the evil one!
I want to go to war clad in all my Armor, alert and persevering, and calling out the battle cry in prayer, open my eyes!
How about you? Do you have a prayerful battle cry? Are you praying in every situation and for every saint? Our prayerful battle cry should be an ongoing conversation from the heart to our Father in heaven!
THE PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN IS POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE. Jame 5:16
The Armor Of God
I’m memorizing Ephesians 6: 13-18 so I can always remember that I am in a battle and God’s instructions on how to be victorious!
THEREFORE, TAKE UP THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD, THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO RESIST THE EVIL DAY, AND HAVING DONE EVERYTHING, TO STAND FIRM.
STAND FIRM THEREFORE, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, AND HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND HAVING SHOD YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; IN ADDITION TO TAKING UP THE SHIELD OF FAITH WITH WHICH YOU WILL BE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH ALL THE FLAMING MISSILES OF THE EVIL ONE.
AND TAKE UP THE HELMET OF SALVATION, AND THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, WHICH IS THE WORD OF GOD.
WITH ALL PRAYER AND PETITION PRAY AT ALL TIMES IN THE SPIRIT, AND WITH THIS IN VIEW BE ON ALERT WITH ALL PERSEVERANCE AND PETITIONS FOR ALL THE SAINTS. Ephesians 6:13-18
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Yvonne, thank you for such a beautiful message- that the armies of heaven are encamped about us gives me comfort!
May God bless us all and surround us with His hedge of protection. ??
I just read Remember Your battle Cry. It was so nice to come across this post. Thanks
What do it mean when the Bible say,
Pray in the spirit?
When the Bible says pray in the Spirit it is talking about the Holy Spirit. It means we are to pray with the mind of the Holy Spirit. Pray for the will of God to answer our requests in His perfect way. We are to make our requests known to the Father, but always knowing and being reassured that the answer to our prayers is perfect because it is God’s will for our lives, even if we might not see it.
Thank you for sharing your decorating tips, ideas, and photos, but, most of all thank you for sharing the spiritual insights! They are a blessing!!
I agree we need to be prayerful and that gives us strength. Would you please explain in your message what you mean when you said we need to pray for the saints?
Thank you!
I mean we need to pray for other believers. Saint mean holy. And we as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are holy… saints. The Bible tells us to pray for one another,Colossians 1: 9-12 “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a] so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you[b] to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.
Prayer is brining the needs of others to the throne of Grace. I hope this helps.
Yvonne, thank you for this timely message series! Before subscribing to your blog, I had only subscribed to one other one. But because of your Godly, inspirational posts that you share, I just HAD to subscribe to Stonegable. Thank you for blessing us every week with your Sunday posts!
Hi Veronica, thank you for subscribing! It means so much to me. God bless you.