They often make bad decisions and eventually find they forgot to put on their armor when spiritual battles arise. Likewise, Christians sometimes can be slow, and keep to themselves. They run from most threats and stay to themselves or hang with others that share their weak attributes. Yes, we may have our gear on, but in running away from the battle, we are apt to stumble and fall, succumbing to the enemy that could have been defeated had we stood strong and courageous by using all the protection God's armor provides.Īrmadillos are slow moving, not quick to be out in front. That is, we do not engage in the battle, or we run from it. It is also worthless, if when we have it on, but we do nothing with it. Yet, all this gear is worthless if we fail to put it on to prepare for warfare. In Ephesians 6, we are told about spiritual armor: the belt of truth, the breast plate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, the gospel boots, the shield of faith, and the sword of the Spirit.
(I love finding things in everyday life that speak of Bible truths.) I texted him back that somehow I thought these armadillos would become part of a devotion I would give soon. He remarked that armadillos were just possums wearing armor, which sparked a thought about the Armor of God. I texted my son, Brian, about the dead creatures. Let's just say these guys were not in good shape-squished armadillos, dismembered armadillos, armadillos being circled by buzzards, armadillos being eaten byīuzzards-never once did we see a live armadillo! But finally, we saw one dead, intactĪrmadillo-no missing body parts, no squished body-just lying on its back with its feet in the air and not moving, as if it had surrendered. Hadn't realized that we would see them as we traveled west from Indiana. We had seen armadillos when traveling in Florida, but When making a trip to Kansas recently my husband and I were amazed at how many dead armadillos we saw along the roadsides in Missouri and Kansas. "For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens" Ephesians 6:12 (BBE).