God's armor
"Finally, draw your strength from the Lord and his mighty power. Put on the armor of God so that you can stand firm against the devil's tactics. Our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, the powers, the world rulers of this present darkness, and the evil spirits in the heavens." (Ephesians 6:10 -12) Saint Paul offers a vivid and militant metaphor to describe the Christian life as a spiritual battle in the final exhortation of his epistle to the Ephesians. The Apostle begins with a clear directive: "draw your strength from the Lord and his mighty power." This imperative firmly roots the believer's strength not in personal resolve or natural virtue but in divine power—kratos, a Greek term signifying dominion and irresistible force. The believer is thus reminded that spiritual endurance, perseverance, and victory can only be sustained by dependence upon the living God, who alone conquers evil and upholds the faithful. Paul then comm...