Two kinds of armor

Armor of the World

Sometime last week as I was walking home with my daughter it was revealed to me that there's two kinds of armor in this world one that belongs to darkness and one belongs to God.

I thought I'd put up these images to clarify the differences.

When we are in the world we allow all sort of things to enter our minds therefore, there's no helmet because of this pride is a sin that dwells in the mind for those who have the armor of this world.

I think the Holy Spirit also revealed that when we get together with those who have the world armor, we will naturally be testing each other out.

The person who has the armor of the world will first judge our appearance, then condemn us if we don't meet their "criteria"...E.g. if I have my armor of the world on and I see a lady with blue hair the first thing that crosses my mind is, ''what a weird lady and her hair colour doesn't even match her shoes!"

But if we have the armor of God on the first thought we'll think, "Lord, I pray you protect this beautiful woman whom you have made..."

I also heard that when we come into such contact we must first test others. I wondered how and saw two people talking to each other from a bird view. One was wearing a dark armor the other armor of light...the person was kind of shinning!

God's word says that when we are in Christ we are hidden in him [Colossians 3:3]! Which means we looks similar to the above picture...when we deeply think about this if we remove one part of our armor...it will be obvious that we are "stepping out" of light and Satan can actually see the exposed area and attack it.
NO WONDER JESUS SAID: "PRAY WITHOUT CEASING!"
 - 1 Thessalonians 5: 17 

                                         

The person in the armor of light then mentioned about the weather and the person in the world armor said, "Horrible, another rainy day."[testing the spirit] Then the person wearing the armor of light said, "well, it's good God is watering his garden".

This made me exclaim in my heart with amazement! And it dawned on me that anyone who has the armor of darkness will do or say anything opposite to those who have the armor of light.


Armor of light

It's amazing finding things like this as we yearn and seek God and try to understand his word because his word says; "that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." - Colossians 2: 2-3


The more this subject is studied and reflected upon the more the Holy Spirit reveals deeper things and I pray that he doesn't stop revealing the hidden treasures that come with his word.

It also dawned on me that sometimes I take of certain parts of my armor therefore, exposing my carnal nature and a perfect target for the enemy. So if I take out my helmet of salvation...by not praying or committing my day to God... I'm attacked with nasty thoughts, anger coming out of my mouth and letting myself listen to things that will feed my soul rather then my spirit.


The Holy Spirit then showed a bible gold nugget in Colossians 3 which reads:

Put On the New Self

3 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your[a] life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:[b] sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming.[c] 7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away:anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self[d] with its practices10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. 11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,[e] free; but Christ is all, and in all.

12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love [my favourite part, I will continue to love others by words and actions even if they think I'm weird because Jesus loves me and it is right for me to share that love...that unconditional love - not expecting anything back (reminder to me)], which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And letthe peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

So to conclude, be careful with what armor I choose to put on and test others to see what armor they have on so that I can minister or impart the word of truth unto them just as James 1: 19 says: "So then,[a] my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;"