Devotional categories: Armor of God

Store it Up

In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11   Into the Text What we love, we store in our hearts. Storing God’s Word up in our hearts is more than just intellectual knowledge of what the Bible says. This verse makes

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Resisting Temptation

Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to his needs. Matthew 4:10–11   Into the Text I believe Matthew 4:10–11 is one

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Every Thought Captive

For though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards, for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the

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Strong and Brave

Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep. Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do. Joshua 1:7   Into the Text This is

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An Effective Weapon

And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God). With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints. Ephesians 6:17–18   Into the

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Whatever is True

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things. Philippians 4:8   Into the Text We learn from God’s Word that what we think about

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Hope for Salvation

But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation. For God did not destine us for wrath but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:8–9   Into

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Renewed Mind

Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God—what is good and well-pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2   Into the Text It can be easy to get caught up

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Things Above

Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth. Colossians 3:2   Into the Text Often, our minds can be battlefields between good and bad thoughts. If we let destructive thoughts go unchecked, they can poison our minds and even our physical bodies. When we intentionally set our minds

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Guard your Mind

And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God). Ephesians 6:17   Into the Text Very often, the battles we face are lost or won in our minds. This is because we live in a fallen world, and Satan loves to

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