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There are people walking around naked! Buck naked!  Don't look around, look down! Is it you? Are you naked? You know, God has given us a full suit of clothes; a full armor to wear as we daily fight the good fight of faith. Did you notice that I said good fight? Faith is a good fight! (1 Tim. 6:12.)


You aren't one of those people who is just walking around with a helmet, are you? You aren't one of those who don't like to be burdened down with a full suit of armor, are you?

They're out there, you know. Naked Christians with their helmets on cock-eyed and struggling to see what's going on out there. Some of them just have a helmet and one shoe. Others have a helmet and a breastplate, but their loins…well, uh, let's just say they aren't girded.

Then there are those who have that helmet latched on tight and they're swinging their Sword of the Spirit at anything that moves. They're looking to cut something good! They just can't seem to understand why or how they got so many fiery darts stuck in their rear end!

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that if you've got a dart stuck in your behind, there's a battle going on. If you're looking down and all you see is the color of your bare flesh, then I've got something to tell you. You're naked.  Don't you think it's time you put some clothes on?

Put on the whole armor of God! See how it feels to be totally dressed! Hello? A battle is raging as we speak! And if you don't want to be slain by fiery darts and die partially clothed or buck-naked in a helmet, it's time you suit up.

So, come on! Secure that helmet of salvation! Latch on that breastplate of righteousness! Gird up those loins with Truth! (Not adultery and fornication. Truth!) Slide your feet into the shoes of the preparation of the Gospel of peace (Peace, not gossip and strife!).

Then lock your arm through the shield of faith and grab that Sword of the Spirit! Wow! That armor is just too much!

Go ahead, look in the mirror and tell me what you see. God?! Yeah, it's His armor! You look like Him! And do you know what? The devil can't even tell it's you when you're wearing that armor! He thinks you are God! Stupid devil. He's such an idiot.

But as long as he thinks you are God, you might as well use it to your advantage. Go ahead and slice that fool down to size with your Sword of the Spirit. Careful not to cut your brother!

Oh, yeah? The devil is shooting darts at you? Throw up that shield of faith and laugh! He can't hurt you with his puny darts. You've got the shield of faith that is able to quench all the fiery darts (Eph. 6:16).

The only way the devil can beat you is if you're naked, or partially suited. Forget to lock on your breastplate of righteousness and he can shoot you in the chest. Forget to wear your shoes and he can shoot you in the foot.

Forget to gird up your loins and you're in for some pain. Forget to equip yourself with the Sword of the Spirit and, well…you've got nothing to fight with.

The armor of God isn't enough, it's too much. It really is more than you need. It's bigger than you need. It's stronger than you need. You can't damage it. The Sword of the Spirit holds more power to fight the enemy than you can use up in your entire lifetime.

Your helmet of salvation latches on so tight, it literally becomes part of you. You are the only one that can remove it. Each piece of God's indestructible armor could rightly be called "too much."

Anything with God is too much. He's the God of more than enough!

Source: God's Not Enough, He's Too Much! by Jesse Duplantis.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers

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Jesse Duplantis
Web site: Jesse Duplantis Ministries
 
Jesse Duplantis is a dynamic evangelist who has traveled throughout the world since 1978 preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is the founder of Jesse Duplantis Ministries (JDM), which has its International Headquarters in America and additional offices in the United Kingdom and Australia.
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