THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD

Ephesians 6
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your
stand against the devil's schemes.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the
powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly realms.
13 Therefore 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.
14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around
your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes
from the gospel of peace.
16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with
which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil
one.
17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of
prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and
always keep on praying for all the saints.
19 Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth,
words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make
known the mystery of the gospel,
p20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I
may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
The Lord woke me up one day with this, he showed me our helmets and our
armour.
Yes my child you wrestle against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this present age and against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places, but I have equipped you to withstand this. Keep your armour
intact, keep it impenetrable, you will overcome the evil that the enemy and his
minions wants to bring your way, for no weapon formed against you will prosper,

it just cant prosper because I have gone before you and I have overcome the
world.
I am the way the truth and the life, keep your belt of truth on, for the Holy Spirit
will lead you into all truth. He will reveal the truth to you so keep your eyes on me.
I want to reveal more and more to you, to reveal the innermost secrets of my heart
to you, come closer, come away with me and enter into the secret place with me.
You must make sure your breast plate of righteousness is in place, by my blood
your sins are washed away and you have been made righteous in the eyes of my
Father, for it is in my righteousness that you stand, but I want you to be holy for I
am holy, guard your tongue, guard your mind, guard your actions, people ought to
see me living in you, let your light shine in the world of men. Remember to that
your heart is under this breastplate of protection, keep your heart surrendered to
me. I love you so much. You are the apple of my eye, my precious possession, yes
my child, you are mine for you belong to me. Do you know that my Father has
gifted you to me?
Now take a look at your feet I have shod them with gospel sandals, sandals that
will never wear out as you take the message to the people you meet, I want you to
love them like I love them, I gave my life for them, I will show you my heart for
them, go and find my sheep who have gone astray and have yet to come home. I
want them to be part of my bride. Remember dear one I have sent you. Can you
imagine the joy that there is for us in heaven when even one of those little ones
comes home to me. They may be young, they may be old but there is so much
rejoicing when a sinner repents and comes home to me. So love them like I love
them for I so surely do care, and you long after my heart. I want them to know
How I love them, how Father loves them, how the Holy Spirit will bring joy and
peace into their lives, hope and a knowledge of eternal security.
Look at your shield, it is massive and thick, when held in front of you it will
deflect every arrow, nothing can touch you, it is so strong that nothing not even
bullets or explosives will penetrate it, in fact even the strongest arrows and
explosives will be extinguished. I have given you this shield of faith, I have gifted
you with faith, keep your shield of faith up before you, exercise faith. By faith you
will deserve a place amongst the heroes of faith. By faith you will see signs,
wonders and miracles happening today, greater than you have ever seen before, the
blind will see, the deaf will hear, the lame will walk, creative miracles will take
place, even the dead will be raised for I am, I am- yesterday, today and forever the
same. You will see a marvellous harvest of souls, keep humble, because this is not

of you and your deeds, this is what I will do through you. I have chosen you for
such a time as this.
So listen carefully to what I have to say to you. I have placed your helmet of
salvation on your head for many reasons. It is by grace that you have been saved,
because it pleased me to give my life, shed my blood on the cross for you, it is
because of grace you know sins forgiven. My blood has washed away all of your
sins my grace has saved you. Saved means to be saved, healed and delivered in
both the Hebrew and the Greek. English does not translate this so well, so by grace
you are set free from sin, by grace you can now walk in freedom and health for that
is what I have designed for you. And this helmet of salvation is my protection for
you, I am transforming your mind until your mind is so perfectly aligned with
mine, I refresh and renew that mind constantly, I guard that mind. I am imparting
to you my wisdom, my knowledge. You will know my heart, my mind, my
thoughts and you will love as I love, care as I care, see what I see and hear my
voice, oh so clearly. Stay close to me my dear one. All fear is under the blood,
under grace, you need not live in fear, I have given you a sound mind, cast down
the nonsense thoughts that can fill your imagination, fix your mind on things that
are of me. You are caught up in the heavenly places with me. So I am transforming
your mind and your heart until they become as mine. I live in you, the fullness of
the Godhead indwells you that is Father, Son and Holy Spirit and we are
sanctifying you, transforming you, you are a new creation- the old has gone. Your
helmet offers you such protection and guards your thoughts, your thoughts will be
my thoughts. Remember I am the head of the church, I will direct your thoughts
my friend, my brother, my sister, my bride, I will lead you on the way that you
have to go.
Now take up the Sword of the Spirit stay strong in the Word, read my Word,
study my Word, apply it to yourself, take hold of the promises I have made within
the Word. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and enlighten you as you delve
deeper into my Word. I want to speak to you through my Word. Are you ready to
listen? My Word is a lamp unto your feet- I will direct your thoughts. You need to
be strong in the Word and in the Spirit- marry the two and you my beloved one are
going to be fruitful for my Kingdom. Keep your armour intact.
Remember to be effective in my Kingdom and to keep your amour intact you need
to be a prayer warrior. When my people learn to pray effectively, the rest starts to
fall into place, I have asked you to humble yourself and pray. Pray in your spiritual
language, bring your petitions before me in English and in tongues, come to me

with a heart of praise, intercede for the saints, intercede for your nation, bring
before me that which I lay on your heart. I need watchmen on the wall of your
nation , be alert and constant in prayer. Pray that your mouth will be filled with
words that I give you to say, spoken in boldness. Pray for all who speak my Word,
proclaim the Gospel, pray for those who are persecuted for my Names sake. Pray
that the full truth of the glorious gospel will go forth boldly proclaimed. Pray for
help to proclaim the gospel message yourself wherever I have placed you, be
prepared to go where I send you. Prophesy life into the people, prophesy life into
your nation, these dry bones will live.
COAT OF ARMOUR
I've been given a coat of armour,
Every Christian has been given one,
So let's be sure we daily adorn,
And sport an intact coat of armour.
So I fasten my belt of truth,
And put on my breastplate of righteousness,
And I have those wonderful shoes of the gospel of peace,
Ready to testify to God's goodness with all readiness.
Now I take up my shield of faith,
This I cannot leave behind, for I place my trust in what God says,
With my shield I deflect the fiery darts of the evil one,
My head is protected by my helmet of salvation.
Now I need my weapon and I daily take up my sword,
The sword of the Spirit is God's Word,
It's not flesh and blood I wrestle with,
But against the principalities and powers of darkness.
This armour is so necessary for all of us,
For us to be strong in the Lord Jesus,
We need to be prayer warriors to come against evil,
Daily by the Holy Spirit we need to be filled.
We don't go into the battle alone,
For through Jesus we are more than conquerors,
Satan is already in defeat, because Jesus the battle has won,
We need to go forth into the battle in the strength of our Lord and Saviour.
So my friend's today make sure you have all your armour on,
And don't forget to take your sword with you,
Remember the Lord goes into the battle with you,
Going forth in his might and power the victory is won.
Irene McGough