And with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one

Ephesians 6:15 – 16

Ready feet.  Ready to stand in the gospel of peace.  “Stand” means not to be moved.  All kinds of voices will tempt us to take up weapons that are not ours, but those of the enemy.  We dare never use the weapons of Satan to try to further the cause of grace, never.  Never slip into his boots. Feet were meant to stand and to carry us.  Let us be careful how we use them.

The shield of faith.  A shield is defensive, guarding us against what the enemy might be throwing against us.  That shield is “faith.”  It is standing on the firm foundation of the Gospel of Jesus and the promises of God to protect us.  Arrows of all kinds will be hurled at us, without pity at all.  Our shield of faith is our only protection.

The Lord knows our weakness and has prepared the appropriate weapons for each one of us believers.  Our part is simple, “put on.”  That sounds simple so why are we so reluctant to do it?  I suppose it is either that we do not believe that God will hear us or maybe we just do not want to.  Or are we so convinced in our own efforts that we do not even involve God?