Lord Strengthen Your People
Ephesians 6:11-18 (NIV) Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, a gainst the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiri t ual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. T herefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. S t and firm th e n, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteou s ness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes fr o m t h e g o spel of p eace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of f ai t h , with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, w h ich is the word of God. And pray in the S p irit on all occasions with all kinds of