#145 - Kyle Thompson // WE WERE BORN FOR BATTLE: Ephesians 6:10-20

The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Devotional, Christianity, Mens Devo, Daily Mens Devotional, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Devo, Joby Martin

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🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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We explore Ephesians 6:10-20, which reveals that Christian men are born for battle against spiritual forces rather than physical enemies. God equips believers with spiritual armor necessary to stand against evil forces, requiring us to put on each piece while relying completely on His strength rather than our own. • The battle isn't against people but against spiritual forces of evil • The belt of truth holds everything together from our core • The breastplate of righteousness protects our h...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Blade. The Word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.
0:20.3	All right, welcome back. This week, we're looking at different passages of scripture that
0:24.5	reveal to us and remind us Christian men that we were born for battle. So today we're going to
0:30.4	look at what should be a very familiar passage to everyone, and that's Ephesion 6 versus 10
0:35.0	through 20. I'll read it now. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength
0:39.4	of his might. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the
0:44.0	devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
0:47.9	authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual
0:52.0	forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore,
0:54.7	take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done
0:59.5	all to stand firm. Stand, therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, having put on the breastplate
1:05.2	of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel
1:10.6	of peace. In all circumstances, take by the gospel of peace and all circumstances
1:12.4	take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one
1:17.1	and take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit which is the word of god praying at all
1:22.1	times in the spirit with all prayer and supplication to that end keep alert with all perseverance
1:27.0	making supplication for all the saints, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication
1:28.1	for all the saints, and also for me that words may be given to me in opening my mouth
1:32.9	boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may
1:37.8	declare it boldly as I ought to speak. So similar to 1st Corinthians 1613 that we talked about
1:43.9	yesterday, this exhortation by the
1:46.1	Apostle Paul is towards the end of his exhortation to the church in Ephesus. So in a lot of ways,
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