Put on the Armor of God

I saw a video today, a man talking of Christians and how if he took the Lord’s name in vain, or swore from the pulpit people would be upset. If he brought people to make out in the pulpit during the Sunday morning service, there would be a riot.

He is absolutely correct (or at least I hope so) but his main point, is why do we call that entertainment on Saturday or Friday but not on Sunday at church.

If it is suitable entertainment on Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday or any time of the week, then why not in the church?

So many will say I am being absurd, exaggerated, or overly legalistic. Yet why is it appropriate for the man of God but not appropriate in God’s house?

Christian, you are a man of God, a woman of God if you have called on the name of Jesus.

You are supposed to be consecrated and sanctified, washed in the blood Monday through Saturday. For if your God is only God on Sunday morning, then He is not much of a God at all is He? More of a “god” than The God.

Smoke the cigarette in the pulpit, or pull out the alcohol for the social in the church. If it is ok for everywhere else then it is ok for the church building, right? If it is sin in the church, it is sin outside too. If you won't do it in the church why would you do it elsewhere? If you would not do it in the House of God then do not do it anywhere else.

It is time for the church to realize they are the Body of Christ Sunday morning to Saturday night.

If you are ok being seen doing these things in the world or in the home, then why not in the church too? God is God of all, Right? He is everywhere, right? So why is it ok out there but not in the church? He sees you no matter where you go.

Have you ever thought about the full armor of God? We often talk of how we need it to protect ourselves from the wiles of the devil, but have you ever thought that you need to do things to get the armor ready?

That you have to PUT ON the armor of God?

Eph 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Eph 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Take unto you the whole armor of God. Put on the whole armor of God.

You must actively prepare yourselves for the armor of God. It doesn’t get put on you by chance, you must deliberately gird yourselves.

Do you pray? Do you live righteously? Do you read your Bible? Do you prepare yourself in the Gospel?

All of these are how you put on your armor.

We have lost sight of this in our comfort and complacency.

It is time for us to realize, it does not just happen. It takes times and study, commitment and perseverance.

He is not here for He is Risen, as He said

 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said

Mat 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

This is the cornerstone of all we do. right here if it had not been said, if it had not been done, if He had not arose, then nothing we do will matter.

He is not here, this matters so very much, for had He been in the grave on that Resurrection morning then what would we have? Just another Sunday.

He is risen. Notice the wording, not brought back, not raised to life, No He is Risen. He who laid down His life for you has taken it back up and now, because He took His life back, He can give you that very life that He promised in John 3:16.

Jesus is in His Physical, perfected body yet the body that still carries the scars, the marks of His time here on this earth.

He arose, As He said.

He said He was going to Rise again. He said He was going to be in the grave for three days and that He would then take His life back up. He is risen as He said.

This is our Rock, this is our Foundation.

The Angel came and announced He was not in the grave, he also told the women to “Come, see the place where the Lord lay.”

He didn’t just tell them of the Risen Lord, no he invited them in to see the empty tomb, and the empty graveclothes.

He is Risen as He said. Because He arose, all that we do matters. Preach the Gospel, for we have a promise from Him that He will come back. He arose as He said. So too shall He come back.

As He said.