Today 8-18-2025

Ephesians 6:16 NASB "in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." Oh, they will come!! Today's Word gives us what we need to stop the attacks of the evil one! We may not be able to see them coming but we know they will. The attacks of the enemy may come in different forms but let's not be naive of who is attacking. It's satan who will attack us anyway he can, to get us off our game. It's when things are going well that we don't even think that the attacks will come! The family outing that turns ugly because of the attacks, the newly wed couple trying to keep their marriage alive and healthy, the church trying to share Jesus - never see the attacks so we let down our guard. We need the shield of faith to help us stop the arrows of discord, to stop the battle against the Truth - the question is... are we using the shield of faith or have we left it with the other items of the armor of God? Pick up the shield and let's do battle, for the victory has already been won by Jesus! peace, tom