Ephesians 6:14-15 Stand Therefore

Ephesians 6:14-15 (KJV)  Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 

“To stand” is a keyword. Here is the word “withstand”. It means “to resist, to oppose” (Eph. 6:13). It comes from the root, “to stand,” meaning literally to stand against.

It is a military term for holding on to a position that is under attack. It implies the courage to hold our ground because of our allegiance to our Lord Jesus, the One true, King and Ruler, even when others may flee from the battle because the enemy seems too strong.

The verb requires that the believers themselves do so individually and thus collectively. It means “to stand” for the Word of God, the doctrines of the Bible. The Word that gives life and direction to life.

Stephen (stoned to death, his countenanced was like Christ, Stephen was strengthened) and the Apostle Paul when he was in prison. 

Daniel and three friends strengthened, not human but divinely strengthened to go to the lion’s den and into the fiery furnace.

Amen.