Are you dressed for battle? Are you prepared for the struggle which lies ahead? As Paul reaches the conclusion of his letter, he sums up his desires for us with 2 commands: "Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power", and "Put on the full armor of God". Paul knows from first-hand experience what we are up against and knows that we need to be filled with God's power, God's might, and God's strength if we're going to overcome the Enemy. Paul knows we can't afford to go in to this battle unprepared, without our full armor on, or the Enemy will overcome us. Although we may not be aware of it, Paul has come to know that our struggle, literally our wrestling bout, is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual rulers, authorities, powers and forces of evil. This wrestling bout is personal. It's one on one. Our coaches, parents, team-mates and friends can cheer us on, support us, pray for us, encourage us, train us, but at the end of the day, its just us and the Enemy in the wrestling ring. And if we're going to overpower and thus overcome this Enemy who has battle-tested schemes, tactics, methods and strategies for defeating us, we're going to need God's power, God's might, God's strength at work within us! So what demons, literal or figurative, are you personally wrestling with? Where are you weak? Where are you vulnerable? You need God's power to overcome the Enemy! So "be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power". "Put on the full armor of God!"

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