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0:22 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphries. And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to the broadcast today. Today, we0:29 are gonna be talking about the full armor of God that we have available to us and why it is more important today more than ever. In Ephesians 6 10 through 20, it says,0:41 finally, be strong in the Lord and his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is0:53 not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, powers, and wickedness in dark and high places and spiritual forces in the heavenly realms. So therefore, put on the1:05 full armor of god so that when so not if, so that when the day of evil comes, which is the day we're standing in, you will be able to stand your ground. And after1:17 you've done all that you know to do, stand firm with the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of peace, take up your shield of faith, which you can1:29 extinguish every fiery dart that the that the an arrow that comes from the evil 1 and then put on your helmet of salvation and take your sword of truth.1:41 Amen. We're gonna talk about all those amazing things we have.1:44 But it just goes to show you that this word which, you know, we believe that God's word is the final authority shows that there is an infrastructure of evil1:57 and also of the Lord in heavenly places that we cannot see. Yeah. We cannot see a battle that is going on in the world like we see only in2:09 the natural but beyond the natural is the Lord's kingdom and just think about it. So why would we have why would God instruct us to do this2:20 unless it was necessary? Right?2:23 You know the Bible tells us everything we need to know. It is a blueprint for life and so when it says when the evil is coming, when the day of evil comes,2:35 we are seeing things play out before our eyes right now. Mhmm. That is the book of Revelations. And it's it's, you know, everything good is evil. Everything evil is good. But Cancel2:46 culture. Everything. Yeah. It's like you just cannot believe. You're just it's like your jaw is dropping down lower and lower, you know, term abortions. It's just so2:58 Birthday abortions.3:00 Like the doctor determining if the baby has survived it who you know that it's still the mother's decision. That is murder. It's evil. You know3:11 I look at that situation and I think all abortion is crazy and bad in my mind. But in that case, you've gone the whole3:22 pregnancy. Like, everyone knows you're pregnant. And then you're just gonna say, oh, I just let my baby get murdered at the hospital. At that point, why aren't you giving it up for adoption? There's people who want3:33 there's just so many things that are mind boggling right now, but the the Bible warns us that this day is coming. And if you think about all of these pieces of armor, and of course,3:45 it's really it's it's metaphorically speaking. It's not like we're getting dressed with all these things, but all of these things, these pieces of armor represent the full gospel3:57 that you put on the full gospel and what that means in every area of your life. And we just need to go talk about all those things that are available to us and how they are all protection. They're4:08 all to protect us except the sword. The sword is our weapon. It's our it's everything else is kind of defensive, but the sword is an offensive weapon that you4:20 go with that sword of the spirit, which is the word of God, which cuts through anything. 1 word from God can overcome all the devils in4:32 hell. 1 drop of the blood of Jesus is more powerful than any scheme and any demon in hell. Right. Anything.4:40 Well, and when you think about it, think about it. It. Like the helmet of salvation to get started in understanding the war or the battle plan you have to be4:52 saved first. You put on the helmet of salvation. So step 1, are you born again? The Bible says Jesus said you must be born again. And if5:03 that sounds strange to you then you probably are not born again unless you remember a time when you everybody knows when they were born but there should be a day5:15 that you remember that you were born again. What does that mean? That the Bible says that God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in5:26 him shall not perish but have everlasting life. It says if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. You take on the5:38 cross as your only way to heaven. There's 1 gate, 1. Jesus is the only way. That's it. So that's5:49 it. Can't say anymore to that. Jesus is the only way to heaven. If you don't know him then do that today and get that helmet on.6:00 And don't tell us you're a good person. You're going that doesn't matter. It's it's all about Jesus. Otherwise, why would he have if you could go to heaven by being a good person, why did6:12 Jesus go through what he went through? But also in the helmet, the helmet, what does it protect? It protects your mind, and your mind is a huge instrument that the devil tries to attack.6:24 Think about your head. Your mind would think about what you see. Think about what you hear, what you listen to, and what you speak. You know, your head of salvation is your thoughts, and and that6:35 can be a destructive teardown. So when god's having you put on that helmet, it is a protection of your mind. And the Bible says that we are to have the mind of Christ. And so we6:47 can have our thoughts. We gotta catch ourselves when we're speaking negatively, when we're starting to to go into complaining and all of that and watch yourself and make sure that6:59 your thoughts are lining up with what the word of God says.7:03 It says, let the meditation of my heart and the words of my mouth be acceptable to you, oh God. And you have to think about today is a day when if you7:14 watch the news at all or even just look around you're going to feel anxiety in the And I hear so many people we heard you know our great Olympian from Houston where we7:26 live Simone Biles And she went to the Olympics this summer and she had anxiety and I mean to me that was just a7:38 representation. Here's this strong girl and she is used to this kind of pressure and she just couldn't function that day. This is a strategy that will help7:50 us function and I certainly understand it. I have been paralyzingly fearful at times. I get that But that is a prevailing thought and a mindset these8:02 days. Don't you think anxiety and depression?8:05 We have to be very, very careful about all that. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle and we will be right back.8:12 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus, and that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle, to see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.8:24 Christ. When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and8:36 the overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungry to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging8:48 on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b FM 14 88 Road,9:00 number 1 22, Magnolia, Texas 77354. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission today.9:12 Give now.9:15 Welcome back. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. We are talking about the full armor of God and what that means for you and how we can stay protected in this crazy9:27 evil times that we are living in. And we just went through the helmet of salvation, and another big 1 is the breast plate of righteousness, and the breast plate is9:38 covers your heart. It covers the main part of your body, and it's the righteousness of God in Christ. And what does it mean that we are the righteousness of God in Christ? That9:50 means final deliverance. That means everything that you've already are gonna go through, every stronghold in your life has been bought and paid for by the blood of Jesus.10:01 You already have that. You can walk in his righteousness. Right.10:05 And that is to guard your heart. That's where that that breastplate is. Well, and I mean, you know, the righteousness of Christ can only be found in him. Like,10:17 it's so easy when you do church to think, okay when I leave here today I've heard a good message I'm gonna be so good. You know I've done that.10:27 Yeah I can do this.10:28 I know I can. It's almost like an hour later. No not even. I mean you know, you you we have good intentions. In fact, the bible says the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Yeah.10:40 It's not about your good intentions or my good intentions. If it was, we'd be safe, right, or we would think we would be safe. That's10:47 not true.10:48 Jesus and his righteousness, the bible says he is Jehovah, the word is sitkenu which means the Lord is our righteousness. So he's he's the only way11:00 you can be righteous. And so once you get saved then he puts that righteousness on you, the robe of righteousness. Right?11:08 It's funny because I always say if self help books could could could would work, we'd all be fixed by now.11:14 Oh my goodness. When I was raising my kids, I'd have a pile right by my bed. It's like high. It's like there is no book11:21 for especially my kids were so completely different. So there's no you know, we'd all be11:26 a book out based on whatever problem I was having, you know, James Dobson, you know, the strong willed child. I I seriously I I read that book many, many times with white11:38 knuckles. I mean,11:39 you know the only self help book. This is the bible, and we you know, the then, you know, the bible talks about the and moving on in the armor, the belt of truth. The truth, it's like you wear it11:51 as a belt. It secures you. The truth is god's word. Every man a liar. The devil is the father of lies. When you know the word, you know the truth.12:03 The devil will try to trip you up with lies and make you think, well, if you know, even like he did to Jesus, he will test you and if that's true or if this or if that. And they try to say the bible isn't12:15 relevant today, but we know the truth. The truth is part of your armor. Well, and it12:20 says, let God be the truth and every man a liar. Let this not 1 tittle of the word will ever pass away. I'm telling you12:32 that there are generations before us and if if the Lord doesn't come back there'll be generations past us. You know I hear people saying that you know12:44 well this is for today you know talking about you know different sexuality and it's okay to you know I don't think God meant that whenever he meant when he said about you know12:56 fornication is wrong, homosexuality is wrong, bisexuality is wrong, all of those things. Anything outside the marriage bed is wrong.13:08 It is. The bible says that. And so it may be in vogue right now, but it is not of god. And and and the bible says it it will send us13:19 to hell. He will not be mocked.13:22 God will not be mocked. And, you know, we can't we can't have 1 foot on each side of the fence. Like, I believe some of what God says, and I'll just take the rest with a brain of salt. You know, that's causing you to be13:34 double minded, and a double minded man is unstable in all his ways. So why would you ever want to be unstable? We need stability in our lives. And, you know, the bible talks13:45 about also the shoes of peace. That's our armor or shoes of peace. And I think about you think about your shoes, your feet, they ground you. And when you're grounded on the13:57 word of God, when you remain in peace so that you're not gonna go into that fight, you're not gonna pick up the offenses, you're not gonna go go listen to all the world has had and worry and be full14:09 of anxiety and angst, you're gonna overcome with with with the blood of the lamb and the word of your testimony and take that peace that only comes from god that surpasses all understanding14:21 and lead with that and let that rule in your heart. And then your shoes, just stand firm. Take those shoes of peace and stand your ground. And that's14:33 it even says that in the scripture to stand firm. Well, you know14:36 what I love about the shoes of peace? You know, the bible says that how beautiful are the feet of them that bring good news, the shoes of peace. Right? When you when you put14:48 on your shoes, you're about to take some ground. You you're going outside. You're you're going somewhere. Same with the kingdom of heaven. When you put on your shoes of peace, the the message of the15:00 gospel of peace, you are taking ground. Yeah. You the Bible says the kingdom of heaven is always advancing. May look like we're losing. We are15:11 not losing. We are winning. And when you put those shoes of peace on, you know, it says that the that wisdom is first of all peaceable. Like, you know, we15:23 think we can get into strife and and and take ground. That's not it. That's not it. I'm not talking about an evil peace. I'm talking about the shoes of the gospel of peace,15:35 you know, and and having that reverential awe of God instead of entering into strife, you know, and taking ground. If you have been in a situation that does15:47 not seem to be changing shift how you're operating. For example, instead of taking on an offense or snapping back bring peace into this situation. Right?15:59 Bring peace into every situation. Blessed are the peacemakers. Right? They shall inherit16:07 the Yes.16:07 There's so much to be said about peace.16:09 Did you notice that all of these, pieces of armor are really on the front of us? They're on the front. There's no backplate. There's no anything. And if you16:21 think about because we're going heading into the battle. We're going into the battle as god's army, and god goes before you. He goes16:33 he's on alongside of you. He's your rearguard. God's gonna take care of everything else.16:39 Surrounds you like a shield.16:41 The shield, is our faith, the shield of faith. And if you don't have your faith strengthened and what does the bible say about faith? 1 mustard seed is all we16:53 need. And so we're gonna talk more about that when we come right back. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. Stay right there.17:02 We wanna honor God because he sees everything.17:11 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all17:22 miracles.17:30 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle, to see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.17:42 When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and the17:54 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging18:06 on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 88 road18:17 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 77354. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission18:29 today. Give now.18:31 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Nina Michelle. I am excited to tell you that we're talking about the armor of God and the shield of faith. Now when we talk about the shield of18:43 faith we have to remember that if you have the faith of a mustard seed that you can say to the mountain be thou removed to be cast into the sea and it shall be done. And our program is named18:55 Grace Grace for a reason because you say to the mountain, grace grace. You cry grace grace to the mountain and it shall be a level plain. So when you have faith it is so important19:07 to the armor of God. The faith, faith comes by hearing. So you need to be listening to messages, you need to be in the word, it comes faith comes by the word. So19:19 if you want to strengthen that shield, know the word, listen to the word, listen to praise music. And what I love about the about the shield of faith is it talks about how it quenches the fiery19:31 darts of the enemy. And so in the Roman days, they they their their their shields were dipped in water19:42 so that they could quench the fiery darts of the enemy. And so you're the bible talks about the water, washing yourself with the water of the word. Mhmm. So you gotta think about the shield19:54 of faith has to be washed in the water of the word. There's it it's just so amazing how God thought of all of20:02 these things and how they protect us from so many things. So we know how to stand when the day of evil comes. And, again, not if, it's when. And we have the20:14 sword of the spirit. The sword of the spirit, and it's a double edged sword. That means it goes in, and it's not coming back out. And that is the word of God. And so above20:26 all else, that is the only weapon again that is our offensive weapon. And so if you don't know the word, it doesn't matter how many defensive items you have20:37 on. You have to know the word. You have to know the truth. You have to know the word for yourself because that's how we're gonna win this war. It's true. And right now, there's a lot of heresy in the20:49 churches.20:50 Yes. And the devil himself used the word on Jesus who was the word. So if if oh, Jesus was the word. So The word21:01 makes he twisted the word. Satan twisted the word. So if you don't know that word for yourself, it's just a fine line you can be deceived And you can go off. If you don't21:13 hit the mark, where are you going? Right? So it's so important that you stay in the word. I cannot stress that enough.21:21 And when you're in the word, it's really you're in the presence of God. And so that is so important to to all of us to spend time with God and spend time in his21:33 word because that's where he abides in the praises of his people. He abides in when you're when you're in in the word, you're in his presence, and the devil21:45 can't handle that. The devil can't be in the presence of God. And so when God inhabits the praises of his people, the devil runs. And so we need to always remember to know the21:57 word, stay in the word, you know, know what it says, know that you have the authority of all of that Bible. Every promise that that is in that bible22:08 is alive. It's true. The word of god will not return void. Pray in all things with your bring your petitions to the lord. You know, when we speak the word of god,22:20 you know, we're we're actually reminding god of his word. We're speaking his word back to him, and he's not gonna let that fall to the ground. Those words are gonna be staying in in a22:32 bowl in heaven. Our prayers and the word of god will be so used, and it it will not fall away. And the devil is subject to us. The devil runs when we pray god's22:44 word. He runs. He flees. We have that authority, So we have to know the word of God. It's so important, for the times we're standing in. We can take our authority.22:54 We sure can. And, you know, if you don't feel equipped for the battle, then we want you to to know first of all acknowledge that you are in a battle23:05 and get in the word. Find a bible preaching church. Pray. You know sometimes you feel like, God are you listening? But he is.23:17 It is not in vain when you pray. It's by faith. You pray like sometimes I go in to prayer and I feel absolutely nothing and23:29 that can go on for days but it doesn't mean that you don't pray. And then sometimes you go in and you feel the presence of God. So just know that these things are so important and we want to pray with you today23:41 that first of all that you're saved so you put on that helmet of salvation and that if you have been saved that you have on the full armor of God and that you are prepared for this battle that we are living23:53 in right now and God knows right where you are and he wants to help you and he wants to arm you and he wants you to advance the kingdom. So let's pray right now. Lord, I24:05 thank you for each and every person watching and listening. We ask you God that you will intervene, and and you know each person's needs, father. You perfect their24:17 needs. We ask you father that each 1 that wants to be saved right now that you will meet them, that they will they will always remember that this was the day that they were born again because they said out24:29 loud that Jesus is Lord and they believe in their heart that you raised them from the dead. And father, we thank you that, you are going to heal people today. All over the world, you're gonna heal24:41 people. You're gonna deliver them from drug addictions. You are going to heal marriage and family relationships. And God, we thank you that you are calling the prodigals home. Yes.24:53 And we advance the kingdom with our prayer today. In Jesus' name. Amen.24:58 Amen. Amen. Amen. We are so glad that you joined the broadcast today. We believe you're all gonna get out that whole armor of God and stop letting the enemy push you25:10 around. You take your authority. You get your battle armor on. And and I even ask god sometimes for some new armor. Like, I I mine's too dented and beat up. So so we want25:21 wish. We25:22 we want to remind you guys that this is grace grace with Michelle. On God TV, Direct TV,25:34 Overcomers TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, Android, Cross TV. We also have a brand new podcast that has all different25:46 and new content that you wanna join us over on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts. We are on Rumble and all of your favorite social media. We're on Facebook, we're on25:57 Instagram, Twitter, we're on KAGN Radio, and also we have books on Amazon and BarnesandNoble dot com. So we just are so grateful so you can keep up with us on26:09 the go and head over to our social media. Let us hear from you. 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