Bible Studies

Ephesians 6:16 (TPT)“In every battle, take faith as your wrap-around shield, for it is able to extinguish the blazing arrows coming at you from the evil one!”The attack from the enemy would begin from afar with “blazing arrows” and if not properly combatted the enemy would progress forward to come in for a close quarter attack using their sword.What are these “blazing arrows”? Most times these appear to be little harmless arrows the devil aims towards our heart, mind, or emotions. Once struck if they are not quickly extinguished the fire will burn and develop into a fierce, flaming situation....

Ephesians 6:15 (TPT)“Stand on your feet alert, then you’ll always be ready to share the blessings of peace.” Today we are going to touch on the third piece of armor, the Shoes of Peace. Roman soldiers' shoes were no ordinary type of shoe. They were made of brass or bronze, and consisted of two pieces, the greave, and the shoe itself. Their shoes were dangerous to any enemy! The greave is a tube-like piece of brass or bronze that actually started at the top of the knee that extended down the leg and rested upon the top of the foot....

Ephesians 6:14 (TPT)“...Put on holiness as the protective armor that covers your heart.”Our righteousness in Christ isn’t only viable as a weapon of defense, but should also be used as a mighty offensive weapon to recover lost territory from the enemy! The more you armor up with the breastplate and carry yourself daily fully aware of your righteousness in Christ, the brighter your light shines, LEDs in fact!The word “devil” is the Greek word “diabalos” and shows one that strikes over and over and over until he is able to break into the mind with evil and false lies... because...

Ephesians 6:14 (TPT)“Put on truth as a belt to strengthen you to stand in triumph…” God has not left us naked before the enemy; He has provided us with spiritual weaponry that has the ability to not only stand against but defeat any scheme that the devil would try to use against us. Jesus knows that in order for us to successfully fight the unseen powers that have been assigned against us, we must have His special supernatural power that He has provided for this fight. Here is what we see in Ephesians 6:10-18 (TPT):“Now my beloved ones, I have...

In the spring of 2021 me and my wife were praying for a lady who was believing Jesus for a healing from an affliction. The Holy Spirit drew my attention to her eye, which was quite hazy. I asked her if there was an issue with her eye, her reply was “oh yes, but that is just my thorn in the flesh to keep me humble”, no more than she said that the Holy Spirit clearly said “that is not what that means”. I had heard people make reference to a thorn in the flesh but hadn’t looked deep enough...