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Armor of God

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I was reading in Isaiah today and it struck me that here it speaks of our clothing like Paul in Ephesians speaks of our armor. Isaiah speaks of our strength like Paul speaks of mighty power. Then I decided to look and see how tightly these two passages correspond.

Isaiah tells us to put on our garments of splendor; Paul tells us to put on our full armor. What a splendid and beautiful thing to put on. We are supposed to free ourselves of the chains around our necks: is that similar to laying down our burdens (Matt.11:25-30)?

Our feet are fitted with “with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” Isaiah says they are beautiful because they take us to places to spread the good news. The verse that got to me the most was Isaiah 52:12:

But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.”

This is another place that tells us why we do not have any armor on our backs. I was always taught that we were not to retreat and that is true, but it is also because God our Father has our back.

Who better to have your back than Him?