"ALERT, ALERT!!!"

Ephesians 6:10-13          (1599 Geneva Bible)
"10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the assaults of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and against the worldly governors, the princes of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness, which are in the high places.
13 For this cause take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to resist in the evil day, and having finished all things, stand fast."


Recently in the local newspaper, a man wrote a Letter to the Editor.  I have posted some of it below:::

"He (President George Washington) believed that without the Bible as the foundation for popular gov-ernment, our Constitution would be useless.What the abortion debate boils down to is whether or not a person believes that the Bible is God’s Word or not. If you believe the Bible is always true, then abortion is always wrong! If you do not believe that the Bible is true, then anything goes—murder, theft, hatred, homosexuality, etc. Do not confuse the issue. The debate is not over abor-tion—it is over the Bible."

GOD can use even a donkey to speak to mankind, as HE did Balaam in Numbers 22:27-31!  In verse 31, (And the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword drawn in his hand: then he bowed himself, and fell flat on his face.) Balaam had "HIS EYES OPENED" to see The LORD revealed to him.

GOD reveals HIMSELF in a myriad of different ways.  Sometimes our "EYES" are NOT opened to see HIM.  The Apostle Paul was blinded (Acts 9) on the road to Damascus.  When Paul regained his physical eyesight through the obedience of Ananias, he could also see spiritually!  Ananias is seldom heard from again in the bible. He was obedient to GOD and many lives have been changed because of writing from the Apostle Paul.

Like Ananias, the writer of the above Letter to the Editor may not ever be heard from again. But his writings may have an impact on another Apostle Paul.  Paul said "flesh and blood" is not who the struggle is with.  The struggle is with EVIL!   Paul says we can "RESIST" in evil day is to have the WHOLE ARMOUR of GOD!

We have been ALERTED!  We need to put on the "WHOLE ARMOUR of GOD"!  We need more than people who go to church on Sunday mornings. We need more than people who play on a church softball team.  We need more than people who go to church to serve as a deacon, or on a committee.  We need redeemed souls that have a burning desire to help save lost souls from an eternity with no hope!  We need to apply the "WHOLE ARMOUR of GOD"!