Ephesians 6:1-20 ~ Put on the whole armor of God

Ephesians 6:18
Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints

None or Mid-Afternoon Prayer (Ninth Hour = approximately 3 p.m.)

Ephesians 6:1-20

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

5 Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. 9 Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.


Trust in the Lord that as quickly as this has changed many lives, this will end.

Thank God we are not looking at our children and anticipating loss of full lives or permanent change. Not Polio.

Be cautious with your thoughts and prayers. Picture Jesus as Living Water, bringing Spring forth and washing harm away.

Be alert, today as I drove in our neighborhood, I saw 5 anxiety burdened drivers making slow, yet erratic driving decisions. Perhaps this is suddenly texting, but the driver is not fully alert.

• When we see the woman weeping in public for fears,
• when we find such upset in loss of employment as a steady rhythm of life,
• when we see anger
• when we see the slow drift of drivers who are far away from their actual activities and they are observing quieter streets
•  Pray, to have a heart, to cover us all in Jesus Christ.

Exercise with positive music is beneficial with prayer and being grateful for our lives and future.

This is a time of sudden change and sudden idea surge.

Consider, Our Father God. We belong to our God.


Luke 18:15
[ Let the Children Come to Me ] Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them.

Matthew 21:15
Seeing the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”

Matthew 23:27
I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings

The Blessings and Promises of God surround the Law. The Law in Jesus Christ is orderly and loving. Love one another.

Taking our daily chores, making new chores, considering not the future as vastly different, but Thriving and Planning and Recovering. Step and then step and then Hope. We say this, pray this, because it's scary and we will Go Forth in Christ Jesus. We don't say hope with a shrug, we work at Hope and Find Joy.

1 Timothy 3:4
He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.

Again, we will Live this in God's Living Word.

Matthew 8:26
And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

The Lord God has told us the Holy Spirit will pray effectively for us!

Thank God we can just say or think Jesus and

God in His Glory finds this Prayer Enough.

Lord Jesus!

Romans 8:26 

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.

 We do not know what we ought to pray for, 

but the Spirit himself 

intercedes 

for us 

through wordless noises

Like Sighing. Edward has been sighing. He really doesn't do this. 

But finally, I'm alert and aware to remember this verse.

P.S. Jim - we have been praying for had a large mole on his shoulder,

and this was in recovery for a year long heart infection, so when they found this was something to take care of a while back, we have prayed this would not be as terrible as they were suddenly aware of this mole. This week they found the removal of the large mole, the shoulder above the heart difficulty -  was actually only just barely malignant. The sudden finding and urge to remove it, discovering it was a year on the shoulder - they found God has been Gracious and the Removal

took out the very tiny malignancy.

Even when we forget to add pray for the people we see in trauma for this sudden change, and later rePost the - oh yeah remember - moment. Even when we are recovery from cardiac recovery and discover a large mole has been there a year. Even when we are the people drifting - God will make us aware. So Sigh all you want, hope for the future and know Jesus is the One Sent of God and Answers our Prayers in whatever format the Good Shepherd finds our prayers in. Thank GOD!

How Great is our God. We have lived past Polio, Cuban Missile Crisis (the end of the World according to the Bible is fire), Gas Shortage Forever and Ever (this ruins life and sitting in line for 3 hours there is plenty of time to think about this),  many odd Flu Virus from different Countries. We have all had Prayers Answered Amazingly. Work on plans, Hope and Faith and remember Love.

So Short Prayers Count.

Hello Father,

Thank You today was alive. We ask Your Mercy and Healing.

We ask for a Miracle. We ask to have Some of Your Strength.

We Gain in concern for one another.  All Seasons have Growth. We do not just protect ourselves, we protect one another. And with all my heart, this Nation to be Healthy. And sorrow for Italy to find Healing.

To ask Your Help to have Your Holy Spirit to Seek You First and Your Kingdom, to Live, in Love, Peace and Joy. Hope.

Cover the Ones we Love in Jesus. The people You give us. We know You Will and put down anxiety.

In Jesus we are Free. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  

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