Living in Our Next Season: Stand!

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As highlighted last week, in the bible verses “you” is not always individual action in doing something alone. Rather “you” is also plural referring to collective action of a community with the “you” meaning “you all.” There will be the times we are taken out of our comfort zones and stretched in all sorts of ways. Do not fight it, but grow with God. Ephesians 6:10-18 emphasizes unity and collective action for the Church despite diversity in language and culture. There are four things in the letter to the Ephesians that leads up to our scripture in Ephesians 6:8-10: God has a plan; God chose us to be part of God’s plan; God is still at work according to God’s plan; God’s plan is already accomplished, but it is not fully actualized. Paul has encouraging words for the Ephesians and for us today; God’s Holy Spirit works in us so that God can work through us. The Holy Spirit requires us to Stand! Stand morally in the Lord’s strength, the Lord’s power, and the full armor of God. Stand Against Evil. Stand On the Word of God. The application to our life now is how we will respond and Stand!