June 24, 2009 - Ephesians 6

Kind of continuing with the battle theme, today I read Ephesians 6, which contains Paul's description of the armor of God that he encourages us to put on. Not too long ago, I taught a Sunday School lesson on this portion of scripture. One of the things that the lesson writer brought out has stuck in my mind. He wrote that at the time Paul wrote these words it was likely that he was in the presence of, possibly even chained to, a Roman soldier. This gives us a fresh perspective of the pieces of armor that Paul describes. He also said that Paul wrote about these pieces in the order in which a Roman soldier would have put them on. Therefore, it all begins with truth. Paul ends this section with an admonishment to pray in the Spirit and keep praying. Even with our armor on, we need to be in constant communication.