Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. -
Eph 6:16 FieryDarts take on many forms and come from many directions.
Those darts are directed at our vulnerabilities - all those aspects of our Life which are needy.
We need:
- Food
- Shelter
- Clothing
- Safety
- Acceptance
- Love
The things which we need are what Jesus referred to as 'all these things' in the following verse.
But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. -
Mat 6:33 The 'seeking the Kingdom' phrase speaks to us coming to a Knowledge of the Truth and an Understanding that the King (God) Loves us and gives us the Kingdom (Luk 12:32) .
But Seeking for and Receiving those things which are Spiritual is a Faith activity.
This is why we need the shield of Faith all around us.
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. -
Rom 10:17 God wants you to be perfect, entire, wanting nothing (Jam 1:4). The only way that you can be this way with all the FieryDarts flying at you is to WalkByFaith.
When you WalkByFaith the FieryDarts strike you and fall to the ground.
But if you don't WalkByFaith YOU will fall to the ground when they strike.