JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to take up the shield of faith.

This is found in Ephesians 6:16. The Bible tells us that this piece of God’s armor enables us to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

This means that there are times when Satan will attack us. It could be with accusations to condemn us, or it could be with temptations to deceive us.

The shield of faith protects us from these attacks. When Satan launches the flaming arrow of despair, the shield of faith defends us with hope. When Satan launches the flaming arrow of hatred, the shield of faith defends us with the love of Christ. When Satan launches the flaming arrow of worthlessness, the shield of faith defends us with the truth that we are valuable to God. Faith is effective for putting out the destructive fires of the evil one.

Take the daily challenge to stand firm by taking up the shield of faith on the journey of faith.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com