For God, Family and Republic

For the Christian soldier, we're not fighting against flesh and blood, but against spiritual darkness in high places. Our warfare is spiritual in nature, and Christ has given us his revealed Word and the Holy Spirit to aid us in our spiritual struggles. When we go into battle, we should take up the whole armor of God. Life has its ups and downs, and its storms, and it is often when we're broken and in despair that we recognize our unequivocal total dependence upon the risen savior to move forward and fight the good fight. It's in His strength and not our own that we perservere in faith. Yeshua sustains us.

"...be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 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. Stand therefore, ...

* having girded your waist with truth,
* having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and
* having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace
* taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all
the fiery darts of the wicked one
* take the helmet of salvation, and
* the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

...praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints."
—Ephesians 6:10-18