The video above helps us understand the armor of God in light of who Jesus is and what he’s done for us.
Our God is a God who is mighty and victorious and plans on dealing with the Enemy and has ultimately dealt with the Enemy through the cross and the resurrection of Jesus Christ and will return once and for all undo what the Enemy has done.
But in this season, while we’re waiting for the Lord’s return, though there’s scope, and parameter, and limit on what the Enemy can do, by the grace of God, but we’re still subject to his schemes. And so we’re called to the armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-20)—God’s very armor, as we see there in Isaiah (Isaiah 59:17).
“Armor of God” means that it’s God’s own armor. Figuratively it’s how he acts and moves in that place of battle against the Enemy.
“Armor of God”—it means it’s supplied by God for the believer, that’s what Ephesians is teaching us (Ephesians 6:10-20).
But “Armor of God” also means that the armor is God himself. His character, his work, and his purpose. The armor for the Christian that we’re being called to put on is God himself—and specifically Christ.
Right? We saw in our passage in Ephesians 6 here that in the following weeks we’re going to be talking about the belt of truth, and the breastplate of righteousness (Ephesians 6:14), and having the gospel of peace on our feet (Ephesians 6:15), and the shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16), and the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17).
Well all of these things find their fullness and their greatest understanding in the person of Christ.
Christ said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6 NLT).
The belt of truth (Ephesians 6:14)? The best way to think about that? Putting on Christ. Christ is our truth.
The breastplate of righteousness (Ephesians 6:14)? Christ is our righteousness (1 Corinthians 1:30).
The shoes of peace (Ephesians 6:15)? Christ is our peace (Ephesians 2:14; John 14:27).
The shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16)? Christ is the one in whom we have faith (Galatians 2:20).
The helmet of salvation (Ephesians 6:17)? Christ is our salvation and our Savior (Acts 4:12).
And the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17)? Christ is the very Word incarnate (John 1:14).
How are we to think about spiritual battle and to stand firm and resist? Christ—his quality and character—who he is, and what he has done for us.