Eph. 6:14–17 13 Therefore, take up the full armour of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. I want us to notice a few key words in this verse - 1. Take up 2. Resist 3. Evil day 4. Stand firm How do we normally respond when we encounter our 'evil day'? I have noticed the most common reactions are one of self-pity, helplessness and of desperation. Sometimes we begin to blame ourselves, others or even God. Others are quite 'spiritual' they accept their 'evil day' as the perfect will of the Lord, and ask for grace to suffer even if its disease, disaster or death, like Job in the Bible. The most famous and over preached statement among Gods people, "God is in control". The other common route the average Christian takes is to try to find someone else to do their praying, their 'spiritual guru' ,the 'man of God' or their 'platform minister'. Listen to the instruction of t
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