Soaked

Ephesians 6: The Armour of God. Verses I have committed to memory and studied several times in my life. Right now our entire church is doing a series on Standing Firm. We are studying it Sunday morning in "big church" as well as in our Sunday School classes. We are studying in in small groups and in Youth Group. We are studying it at home in our devotional time.

This week I learned something new about the shield of faith. The shield that was used in Romans times measured 4 feet by 2 feet. It was made of wood and had iron along the edges. The shield was covered with linen and leather. Roman soldiers used to soak their shields in water, so that when the enemy attacked with fiery arrows, they would not burn the wood, but would rather be extinguished.

That truth can totally be applied to our walk with the Lord. We have to soak ourselves in the Word. As our Pastor often says, marinate in it. For only when we are soaked in His Word can we really be equipped to quench the fiery darts Satan sends our way. The comparison really struck me.

The other point that was brought home was the fact that when you go to battle, you don't stand there all by yourself holding your shield. You stand shoulder to shoulder with others in battle. When you are too weak to hold on tight to your shield, others will hold theirs up around you. How great is that? How awesome to know that we have brothers and sisters we can rely on to help hold us up when we are weak.